aristocratic

aristocratic
adj
1. patrician, blue-blooded, silk-stocking, noble, gentle, genteel, wellborn, highborn; royal, princely, kingly, titled; (all of animals) thoroughbred, pedigreed, purebred.
2. elegant, graceful, Scot. genty, fine, delicate, exquisite; well-bred, polite, civil, mannerly, well-mannered, courteous; decorous, proper, Fr. comme il faut. fitting, becoming, seemly; gracious, ladylike, ladyish, courtly, gentlemanly, gentlemanlike; debonair, charming, chivalrous, chivalric, gallant, cavalier.
3. polished, finished, refined, cultivated; urbane, suave, sophisticated, cosmopolitan, worldly; fashionable, stylish, a la mode, modish, high-toned, Sl. tony, high-class, Sl. classy, Inf. swank.
4. affected, mannered, unnatural; pretentious, Inf. highfalutin, Inf. high-hat, on one's high horse; haughty, lordly, hoity-toity, arrogant, proud, snobbish, disdainful.

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  • Aristocratic — Ar is*to*crat ic, Aristocratical Ar is*to*crat ic*al, a. [Gr. ?: cf. F. aristocratique.] 1. Of or pertaining to an aristocracy; consisting in, or favoring, a government of nobles, or principal men; as, an aristocratic constitution. [1913 Webster] …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • aristocratic — (adj.) c.1600, pertaining to aristocracy, from Fr. aristocratique, from Gk. aristokratikos belonging to the rule of the best, from aristokratia (see ARISTOCRACY (Cf. aristocracy)). Meaning grand, stylish is from 1845 …   Etymology dictionary

  • aristocratic — [adj] privileged, elegant aloof, blue blooded, courtly, dignified, elegant, elite, fine, haughty, noble, patrician, polished, refined, snobbish, stylish, upper class, well born, well bred; concept 555 Ant. low born, low life, poor, unprivileged,… …   New thesaurus

  • aristocratic — ► ADJECTIVE ▪ belonging to or having the characteristics of the aristocracy. DERIVATIVES aristocratically adverb …   English terms dictionary

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  • aristocratic — [[t]ərɪ̱stəkræ̱tɪk[/t]] ADJ GRADED: usu ADJ n Aristocratic means belonging to or typical of the aristocracy. ...a wealthy, aristocratic family... He laughed it off with aristocratic indifference …   English dictionary

  • aristocratic — aristocratically, adv. aristocraticalness, aristocraticness, n. /euh ris teuh krat ik, ar euh steuh /, adj. 1. of or pertaining to government by an aristocracy. 2. belonging to or favoring the aristocracy. 3. characteristic of an aristocrat;… …   Universalium

  • aristocratic — adjective /ˌæɹɪstəˈkɹætɪk/ a) Of or pertaining to an aristocracy; consisting in, or favoring, a government of nobles, or principal men. An aristocratic constitution. b) Partaking of aristocracy; befitting aristocracy; characteristic of, or… …   Wiktionary

  • aristocratic — ar|is|to|crat|ic [ˌærıstəˈkrætık, əˌrıs US əˌrıs ] adj belonging to or typical of the aristocracy = ↑noble aristocratic society ▪ an aristocratic family …   Dictionary of contemporary English

  • aristocratic — adjective belonging to or typical of the aristocracy: old, aristocratic families | an aristocratic manner …   Longman dictionary of contemporary English

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