class-conscious

British  

adjective

1. aware of belonging to a particular social rank or grade, esp in being hostile or proud because of class distinctions

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Other Word Forms

• class-consciousness
  noun

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Example Sentences

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class-conscious

He had been born into the lowest rung of minor aristocracy—his uncle was a baronet—and his family wealth came from Australia: two things that tarred him with outsider status among the class-conscious British elite.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 10, 2025

This summer, the band will release a 20th anniversary edition of their class-conscious, Mercury Prize-nominated debut, Stars of CCTV, while preparing a long-delayed fourth album.

From BBC ● May 8, 2025

This is also a woman who chided her granddaughter that “vulgarity is no substitute for wit,” while proudly and without apology wielding her class-conscious vulgarity over her family and the servants.

From Salon ● Oct. 1, 2024

On a night dominated by bitingly class-conscious shows like “Succession” and “The White Lotus,” Lear’s legacy of political activism and liberal storytelling was the focus of Reiner’s tribute.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jan. 15, 2024

Consequently we were not royal but snobbish, not aristocratic but class-conscious; we believed authority was cruelty to our inferiors, and education was being at school.

From "The Bluest Eye" by Toni Morrison

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