cliquishness n 1: tendency to associate with only a select group [syn: {clannishness}, {cliquishness}, {exclusiveness}]
cliquish \cli"quish\ (kl[=e]"k[i^]sh), a. Of or pertaining to a clique; disposed to from cliques; exclusive in spirit. -- {Cli"*quish*ness}, n. [1913 Webster]