Babbitt

Definitions: Babbitt

Babbitt

Noun

1. A alloy of tin with some copper and antimony; an anti-friction lining for bearings.

Verb

1. Line with a Babbitt metal.

Date "babbitt" was first used in popular English literature: sometime before 1939. (references)

Synonym: Babbitt

Synonym: Babbitt metal (n). (additional references)

Babbitt is a classic novel by the American novelist and playwright Sinclair Lewis, first published in 1922. It is a satire about American values, and its main theme is the power of conformity.

The book takes its name from the principal character, George Babbitt, a middle-aged real estate salesman. He lives a successful life professionally, but he is unhappy. He lives in a fictional Midwestern town called "Zenith," whose chief virtue is conformity and whose religion is boosterism. He gradually becomes disillusioned with his lifestyle and then rebels against it. However, he eventually finds himself too weak to do so, and lapses back into conformity by the end of the novel.

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Babbitt by Sinclair Lewis

Other meanings:

A babbitt is also a type of bearing. See Bearing (mechanical).
Bruce Babbitt (born 1938) was United States Secretary of the Interior during the Clinton administration. See his article.

Crosswords: Babbitt

English words defined with "babbitt": Babbitt metal, babbitting. (references)

Specialty definitions using "babbitt": 55706 ♦ BABBITTER, BARREL STRAIGHTENER I ♦ fitter-up ♦ MAINTENANCE MECHANIC. (references)

Non-English Usage: "Babbitt" is also a word in the following language with the English translation in parentheses.

Italian (babbitt).

Domain	Usage
Screenplays	Mr. Babbitt, there's no reason to (Rain Man; writing credit: Ronald Bass)
Movie/TV Titles	Babbitt (1934)
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Domain	Title
Books	An Introduction to the Music of Milton Babbitt (reference) Babbitt (reference) CliffsNotes Babbitt [DOWNLOAD: ADOBE READER] (reference) Irving Babbitt in Our Time (reference) Irving Babbitt, Literature, and the Democratic Culture (The Library of Conservative Thought) (reference) (more book examples)
Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits.

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	Troy Nichols (Gordon Smith's aide), Doc Hatfield, Stacie Davies, and Secretary Babbitt discuss the Steens designation.Credit: Mark Armstrong & Chris Strebig.		Crowd outside Sage Country Inn meeting with Secretary Babbitt, and with SEORRAC, environmental committees, and the county court.Credit: Mark Armstrong & Chris Strebig.
	Rancher, Stacie Davies, talks with Secretary Babbitt about Steens Designation issues at Big Indian Gorge.Credit: Mark Armstrong & Chris Strebig.		(left-right) Roaring Springs Ranch manager Stacy Davies, Secretary Babbitt, Elaine Zielinski, and Governor Kitzhaber at Big Indian Gorge overlook.Credit: Mark Armstrong & Chris Strebig.
	(L-R) Governor Kitzhaber, Stacie Davies, Secretary Babbitt, and David Blackston at Big Indian Gorge.Credit: Mark Armstrong & Chris Strebig.		(L - R) Stacie Davies, Governor John Kitzhaber, and Secretary Babbitt at Big Indian Gorge on Steens Mountain.Credit: Mark Armstrong & Chris Strebig.
	Stacie Davies and Secretary Babbitt on Steens Mountain.Credit: Mark Armstrong & Chris Strebig.		Doc Hatfield and Secretary Babbitt confirm Steens designation with Jamie Workman, the USDI press secretary, looks on.Credit: Mark Armstrong & Chris Strebig.
	Town meeting to discuss Steens designation with Secretary Babbitt in Burns, OR.Credit: Mark Armstrong & Chris Strebig.		Former Secretary of the Interior Bruce Babbitt 1993-2001.Credit: Unknown.
Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits.

Title	Author	Quote
Grapes of Wrath	Steinbeck, John	Tom reached into one of the front wells and picked out some broken pieces of babbitt.
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"Babbitt" is generally used as a noun (proper) -- approximately 100.00% of the time. "Babbitt" is used about 13 times out of a sample of 100 million words spoken or written in English. Its rank is based on over 700,000 words used in the English language. Some parts-of-speech are not covered due to the samples used by the British National Corpus. (note: percents less than one-hundredth of one percent have been omitted)

Parts of Speech	Percent	Usage per 100 Million Words	Rank in English
Noun (proper)	100%	13	97,576

The following table summarizes the usage of "babbitt" based on a population census conducted in the United States. Ranks and frequencies are based on all names reported and classified.

Name	Usage/Gender	Usage per 100 million Persons	Rank in USA
Babbitt	Last name	2,000	5,635
Source: compiled by the editor from several corpora; see credits.

1. Babbitt, MN (city, FIPS 3106)
Location: 47.64511 N, 91.94006 W
Population (1990): 1562 (817 housing units)
Area: 273.7 sq km (land), 2.8 sq km (water)
Zip Code(s): 55706
Country: USA

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Expression: Babbitt

Expression using "babbitt": babbitt metal. Additional references.
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Frequency of Internet Keywords: Babbitt

The following statistics estimate the number of searches per day across the major English-language search engines as identified by various trade publications. Hyperlinks lead to commercial use of the expression at Amazon.com.

Expression	Frequency per Day
babbitt	60
babbitt minnesota	39
natalie babbitt	35
babbitt bearing	20
babbitt buddy	6
bruce babbitt	6
babbitt bob	5
babbitt metal	5
milton babbitt	5
babbitt bearing repair	5
Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits.

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Modern Translations: Babbitt

Language		Translations for "babbitt"; alternative meanings/domain in parentheses.
Albanian		Borgjez I Vogël. (various references)

Arabic		‏مقلد الأصوات باللعب اليدوية, ‏بطن شئ ما, ‏بطانة من معدن بابت للمحمل. (various references)

Bulgarian		Слагам Бабит. (various references)

Chinese		巴�"合金. (various references)

German		Spießer (bourgeois, fawn, Philistine, Square). (various references)

Hungarian		Nyárspolgár (lowbrow, petty bourgeois, philistine), Csapágyfémmel Bélel, Csapágyfém (white alloy, white metal). (various references)

Italian		Babbitt. (various references)

Korean		배빗. (various references)

Manx		meain Vabbit (Babbitt metal). (various references)

Pig Latin		abbittbay.(various references)

Russian		Заливать Баббитом. (various references)

Serbo-Croatian		biti malograđanin. (various references)

Spanish		Revestir De Metal Antifricción. (various references)

Swedish		Babbit (babbit, regulus, white metal), Småborgare (petty bourgeois). (various references)
Source: compiled by the editor from various translation references.

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Derivations & Misspellings: Babbitt

Derivations
	Words beginning with "babbitt": babbitted, babbitting, babbitts. (additional references)
Misspellings
	"Babbitt" is suggested in spellcheckers for the following: Abbitt, Abblitt, Babbitts, Bambatta, B'bbitt, Bobbitt. (additional references)
Source: compiled by the editor, based on several corpora (additional references).

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Rhyming with "Babbitt"

# of Phoneme Matches	Pronunciation	Word(s) rhyming with "babbitt" (pronounced ba"bi't)
4	-a" b i' t	rabbit.
3	-b i' t	cubit, debit, gambit, kilobit, megabit, tidbit.
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Anagrams: Babbitt

Scrabble® Enable2K-Verified Anagrams
	Words within the letters "a-b-b-b-i-t-t"
	-3 letters: bait, batt, bibb, bitt.
	-4 letters: ait, att, bat, bib, bit, tab, tat, tit.
	-5 letters: ab, ai, at, ba, bi, it, ta, ti.
	Words containing the letters "a-b-b-b-i-t-t"
	+1 letter: babbitts.
	+2 letters: babbitted.
	+3 letters: babbitting.
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