aristocratic
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.
Origin of aristocratic
1- Also a·ris·to·crat·i·cal .
Other words from aristocratic
- a·ris·to·crat·i·cal·ly, adverb
- a·ris·to·crat·i·cal·ness, a·ris·to·crat·ic·ness, noun
- an·ti·a·ris·to·crat·ic, adjective
- an·ti·a·ris·to·crat·i·cal, adjective
- an·ti·a·ris·to·crat·i·cal·ly, adverb
- non·a·ris·to·crat·ic, adjective
- non·a·ris·to·crat·i·cal, adjective
- non·a·ris·to·crat·i·cal·ly, adverb
- pro·a·ris·to·crat·ic, adjective
- pseu·do·a·ris·to·crat·ic, adjective
- pseu·do·a·ris·to·crat·i·cal, adjective
- pseu·do·a·ris·to·crat·i·cal·ly, adverb
- un·a·ris·to·crat·ic, adjective
- un·a·ris·to·crat·i·cal·ly, adverb
Words Nearby aristocratic
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How to use aristocratic in a sentence
In summers, aristocratic courts disbanded, and clans with less formal social ranks fished along the coast.
‘The Dawn of Everything’ rewrites 40,000 years of human history | Bruce Bower | November 9, 2021 | Science NewsThe finances of the kingdom had never been well-managed, as the wealthiest aristocratic families in France continued to enjoy exemption from most taxes.
Climate Chaos Helped Spark the French Revolution—and Holds a Dire Warning for Today | Mike Duncan | October 20, 2021 | TimeSuch newfangled ideas as careers for aristocratic men and formal education for their future wives scandalized the older generations.
Amazon’s Divine Period Romance The Pursuit of Love Gives Classic Social Satire a Modern Twist | Judy Berman | July 30, 2021 | TimeThe aristocratic name d’Estaing had been officially added to that of his father, Edmond Giscard, only a few years before Valéry’s birth.
Valéry Giscard d’Estaing, former French president, dies at 94 | Jim Hoagland | December 2, 2020 | Washington PostThe Giscards had aristocratic connections through the women of the family.
Valéry Giscard d’Estaing, former French president, dies at 94 | Jim Hoagland | December 2, 2020 | Washington Post
As late as the fifth century, powerful aristocratic women took charge of the commemoration of the dead in Rome.
First Anglican Woman Bishop A Return to Christian Roots | Candida Moss | December 18, 2014 | THE DAILY BEASTLove poems between aristocratic women were not uncommon at the time, as long as they stayed safely on the side of friendship.
Sor Juana: Mexico’s Most Erotic Poet and Its Most Dangerous Nun | Katie Baker | November 8, 2014 | THE DAILY BEAST“They are furious with Pippa,” an aristocratic source told Radar Online at the time.
NBC’s Today Show ‘Hires’ Pippa Middleton | Lloyd Grove, Tom Sykes | November 5, 2014 | THE DAILY BEASTThe Southerners had history, ethnicity, culture, slavery, religion, and a quasi-aristocratic honor society to hold them together.
From an aristocratic British family, she is the founder and owner of luxury site Gift-Library.
Among the ladies of "gentle blood," however, there is more of the asserted aristocratic symmetry and beauty than among the men.
Glances at Europe | Horace GreeleyShe was either aristocratic, or had something to hide, unless she responded to the confidences natural to people of that class.
Ancestors | Gertrude AthertonThe rough guerrilla soldier was not the soldier of the dreams of the proud, aristocratic girl.
The Courier of the Ozarks | Byron A. DunnNo such missive had, to his knowledge, ever before found its way into the aristocratic precincts of Crompton Place.
The Cromptons | Mary J. HolmesIt was a great event, and Jane was dressed with the utmost care to visit the aristocratic mansion.
Madame Roland, Makers of History | John S. C. Abbott
British Dictionary definitions for aristocratic
/ (ˌærɪstəˈkrætɪk) /
relating to or characteristic of aristocracy or an aristocrat
elegant or stylish in appearance and behaviour
Derived forms of aristocratic
- aristocratically, adverb
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