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

Example Sentences

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

Its class-conscious foundations ensure that “Upgraded” never veers into lifestyle porn, but many of its fairy-tale pleasures hinge on vicarious consumption — much like the art world.

From New York Times • Feb. 13, 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