Babbitt Word Search
Play a Babbitt by Sinclair Lewis (1922) word search free online. We built the 12-word list around characters, settings, and objects from the book, then scattered it across a 15×15 grid — horizontal, vertical and diagonal. Find them all to clear the board.
Written by Sinclair Lewis · First published 1922 · Satire.
Words to find: BABBITT, ROSALIND, TAMMY, JENNY, MCCARR, DEAN, DAYTON, CHATHAM, PROSPERITY, MATERIALISM, CONSUMERISM, PROGRESSIVE.
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Babbitt word list, defined
- BABBITT /ˈbæbɪt/ · noun
- A soft, silvery antifriction alloy of tin or lead with copper and antimony (or other metals), used to line bearings and reduce friction between moving parts. The word also refers, by extension from Sinclair Lewis's 1922 novel, to a complacent, materially minded businessperson who conforms uncritically to conventional middle-class values. Related: white metal, antifriction metal, bearing metal, conformist.
- TAMMY /ˈtæmi/ · noun
- A soft, brimless woollen cap, especially one associated with Scottish Highland dress. The term is also occasionally used for a similar knitted cap worn by children. Related: bonnet, tam o' shanter, woollen cap, knitted cap.
- JENNY /ˈdʒɛni/ · noun
- Jenny is a traditional feminine given name, especially common in English-speaking countries. The name is also used for various early machines that performed spinning or textile-processing work, including the hand-powered spinning Jenny. Related: Jane, Jeanie, Janie.
- DEAN /diːn/ · noun
- The head of a university faculty or department, or a senior official in charge of students' welfare and discipline. Also, the most senior member of a group or profession, or (in some churches) a clergyman heading a cathedral chapter. Related: provost, registrar, principal, director.
- PROSPERITY /prɒˈspɛrəti/ (British); /prɑːˈspɛrəti/ (US) · noun
- Prosperity is the state of being successful, wealthy, and thriving, especially over a sustained period. It can also refer to the condition of a person, community, or society that is doing well economically or materially. Related: success, wealth, affluence, fortune.
- MATERIALISM /məˈtɪərɪəlɪzəm/ · noun
- Materialism is the philosophical view that matter and physical processes constitute the whole of reality, or that reality should be understood without appeal to supernatural causes. In modern social and economic discussion, it also denotes a strong emphasis on material possessions and worldly success. Related: physicalism, corporealism, materialist philosophy, secular materialism.
- CONSUMERISM /kənˈsjuːmərɪzəm/ — British; US /kənˈsuːmərɪzəm/ · noun
- The preoccupation of society with the acquisition and consumption of goods, especially as an economic theory holding that increasing consumption of goods is desirable. It can also refer more neutrally to a movement or doctrine promoting consumer protection and interests. Related: materialism, acquisitiveness, commercialism, consumer culture.
- PROGRESSIVE /prəˈɡrɛsɪv/ · adjective; noun
- Progressive means favoring reform, new ideas, or social change, especially in a political context. It can also describe something that develops or advances gradually, or a member or supporter of a Progressive political movement. Related: reformist, forward-looking, modern, liberal.
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