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aristocratic
[uh-ris-tuh-krat-ik, ar-uh-stuh-]
adjective
of or relating to government by an aristocracy.
belonging to or favoring the aristocracy.
characteristic of an aristocrat; having the manners, values, or qualities associated with the aristocracy.
aristocratic bearing; aristocratic snobbishness.
aristocratic
/ ˌærɪstəˈkrætɪk /
adjective
relating to or characteristic of aristocracy or an aristocrat
elegant or stylish in appearance and behaviour
Other Word Forms
- aristocratically adverb
- aristocraticalness noun
- aristocraticness noun
- antiaristocratic adjective
- antiaristocratical adjective
- antiaristocratically adverb
- nonaristocratic adjective
- nonaristocratical adjective
- nonaristocratically adverb
- proaristocratic adjective
- pseudoaristocratic adjective
- pseudoaristocratical adjective
- pseudoaristocratically adverb
- unaristocratic adjective
- unaristocratically adverb
Word History and Origins
Origin of aristocratic1
Example Sentences
The privileged only son of an aristocratic lineage, he was “raised as a prince.”
Posing as an aristocratic novelist, she saw an opportunity to make a fortune - by convincing 1,000 islanders to relocate to a patch of Australian swamp.
He was handsome enough: with profiles at the time gushing over his "fine-lined aristocratic face, suggesting a young Florentine noble - straight out of the Renaissance".
This signature material dates to 19th century America, when it emerged as a mass-produced, middle-class design element to compete with unique, aristocratic plaster ceilings.
Their son, the Victorian scientist Sir George Darwin, went on to estimate that cousin marriages accounted for almost one in 20 aristocratic unions in 19th Century Britain.
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