Aristocratic
adjective
Relating to the highest social class in some societies.
He was born into an aristocratic family.
Often appears as...
- aristocratic family
- aristocratic upbringing
adjective
Having the manners, values, or qualities associated with the aristocracy.
His aristocratic demeanor was magnetic.
Often appears as...
- aristocratic values
- aristocratic manners
adjective
Promote the interests of a certain social class, specifically the aristocracy.
The aristocratic policies of the government favor high-class citizens.
Often appears as...
- aristocratic policies
- aristocratic interests
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Political
adjective
Relating to the highest social class in some societies.
He was born into an aristocratic family.
Often appears as...
- aristocratic family
- aristocratic upbringing
adjective
Having the manners, values, or qualities associated with the aristocracy.
His aristocratic demeanor was magnetic.
Often appears as...
- aristocratic values
- aristocratic manners
adjective
Promote the interests of a certain social class, specifically the aristocracy.
The aristocratic policies of the government favor high-class citizens.
Often appears as...
- aristocratic policies
- aristocratic interests
Usage tips
Political
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Pro Tip 1/3Hierarchy Implication
Implies a hierarchical society where some people are considered superior by birth.
An aristocratic lineage can trace noble ancestry back centuries.
Pro Tip 2/3Historical Wealth
Often associated with historical wealth, large estates, and hereditary titles.
The castle was a display of their aristocratic wealth.
Pro Tip 3/3Social Prestige
Carries a sense of rank and privilege not earned but inherited.
She had an aristocratic bearing that commanded respect.
Pro Tip 1/3Hierarchy Implication
Implies a hierarchical society where some people are considered superior by birth.
An aristocratic lineage can trace noble ancestry back centuries.
Pro Tip 2/3Historical Wealth
Often associated with historical wealth, large estates, and hereditary titles.
The castle was a display of their aristocratic wealth.
Pro Tip 3/3Social Prestige
Carries a sense of rank and privilege not earned but inherited.
She had an aristocratic bearing that commanded respect.
Pro Tip 1/3Hierarchy Implication
Implies a hierarchical society where some people are considered superior by birth.
An aristocratic lineage can trace noble ancestry back centuries.
Pro Tip 2/3Historical Wealth
Often associated with historical wealth, large estates, and hereditary titles.
The castle was a display of their aristocratic wealth.
Pro Tip 3/3Social Prestige
Carries a sense of rank and privilege not earned but inherited.
She had an aristocratic bearing that commanded respect.
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to fill the vast majority of their political posts. They knew that elections were aristocratic devices. They knew that career politicians were a thing to be avoided. And I think we know these things as well. But more interesting than the ancient use of random selection
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Why did Phillis Wheatley...
received a poem from one of colonial America’s most famous writers. Its verses praised the burgeoning revolution, invoking the goddess of their new nation to aid the general’s righteous cause. But this ode to liberty wasn’t written by some aloof, aristocratic admirer.
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Why should you read...
bankruptcies, firing squads, religious visions, the burning of Moscow, and a semi-domesticated bear, but no exile and no political dissidents. Here's how it happened. Tolstoy, a volcanic soul, was born to a famously eccentric aristocratic family in 1828.
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The surprising origins...
aristocratic women generally had more freedom. Yet the details of Sappho’s life remain mysterious, partially because only fragments of her poetry survive. In ancient times, however, so much of it persisted that it seemed it would last forever.
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Where do new words come...
these can often be understood the first time you hear them. And sometimes a new word isn't new at all. Obsolete words gain new life by adopting new meanings. Villain originally meant a peasant farmer, but in a twist of aristocratic snobbery
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The impact of Simón...
splintered loyalties of many races would have proved difficult for the ablest of generals with strong armies at his command but Bolivar had never been a soldier he had no formal military training he was rich aristocratic born
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The history of chocolate...
And soon, no aristocratic home was complete without dedicated chocolate ware. The fashionable drink was difficult and time consuming to produce on a large scale. That involved using plantations and imported slave labor
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Who were the Vestal...
each carefully selected as children from Rome's most aristocratic families. But now with her death, there are only five, and a new priestess must be chosen. The six-year-old Licinia witnessed the spectacle,
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What did democracy...
The only positions filled by elections were those recognized as requiring expertise, such as generals. But these were considered aristocratic, meaning rule by the best,
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Vampire of Venice PIPE...
the vampire we know the man with the widow's peak the aristocratic count eternal forever young sexual and seductive isn't real
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What if we replaced...
to fill the vast majority of their political posts. They knew that elections were aristocratic devices. They knew that career politicians were a thing to be avoided. And I think we know these things as well. But more interesting than the ancient use of random selection
Video examples
Why did Phillis Wheatley...
received a poem from one of colonial America’s most famous writers. Its verses praised the burgeoning revolution, invoking the goddess of their new nation to aid the general’s righteous cause. But this ode to liberty wasn’t written by some aloof, aristocratic admirer.
Video examples
Why should you read...
bankruptcies, firing squads, religious visions, the burning of Moscow, and a semi-domesticated bear, but no exile and no political dissidents. Here's how it happened. Tolstoy, a volcanic soul, was born to a famously eccentric aristocratic family in 1828.
Video examples
The surprising origins...
aristocratic women generally had more freedom. Yet the details of Sappho’s life remain mysterious, partially because only fragments of her poetry survive. In ancient times, however, so much of it persisted that it seemed it would last forever.
Video examples
Where do new words come...
these can often be understood the first time you hear them. And sometimes a new word isn't new at all. Obsolete words gain new life by adopting new meanings. Villain originally meant a peasant farmer, but in a twist of aristocratic snobbery
Video examples
The impact of Simón...
splintered loyalties of many races would have proved difficult for the ablest of generals with strong armies at his command but Bolivar had never been a soldier he had no formal military training he was rich aristocratic born
Video examples
The history of chocolate...
And soon, no aristocratic home was complete without dedicated chocolate ware. The fashionable drink was difficult and time consuming to produce on a large scale. That involved using plantations and imported slave labor
Video examples
Who were the Vestal...
each carefully selected as children from Rome's most aristocratic families. But now with her death, there are only five, and a new priestess must be chosen. The six-year-old Licinia witnessed the spectacle,
Video examples
What did democracy...
The only positions filled by elections were those recognized as requiring expertise, such as generals. But these were considered aristocratic, meaning rule by the best,
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Vampire of Venice PIPE...
the vampire we know the man with the widow's peak the aristocratic count eternal forever young sexual and seductive isn't real
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Sean Bean
English Actor
Sharpe is my favorite role of all that I've played. He's a very complex character. He knows that he's a good soldier, but he will always have to fight the prejudice of aristocratic officers because of his rough working-class upbringing. On the battlefield, he's full of confidence - but off it, he is unsure, a bit shy and ill at ease.
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Margaret Atwood
Canadian Novelist
Vampires get the joy of flying around and living forever, werewolves get the joy of animal spirits. But zombies, they're not rich, or aristocratic, they shuffle around. They're a group phenomenon, they're not very fast, they're quite sickly. So what's the pleasure of being one?
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Theodor Herzl
Hungarian Journalist
I incline to an aristocratic republic. This would satisfy the ambitious spirit among our people. We shall learn from the historic mistakes of others in the same way as we learn from our own; for we are a modern nation and wish to be the most modern in the world.
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Abraham Lincoln
American President
It would astonish if not amuse the older citizens to learn that I (a strange, friendless, uneducated, penniless boy, working at ten dollars per month) have been put down as the candidate of pride, wealth, and aristocratic family distinction.
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Samuel Butler
British Poet
Academic and aristocratic people live in such an uncommon atmosphere that common sense can rarely reach them.
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Charles Baudelaire
French Poet
What is exhilarating in bad taste is the aristocratic pleasure of giving offense.
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David Lauren
American Designer
Polo has always had an old-fashioned, aristocratic English feel.
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Dwight D. Eisenhower
American President
We are tired of aristocratic explanations in Harvard words.
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Victor Hugo
French Author
My tastes are aristocratic, my actions democratic.
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Antoinette Brown Blackwell
American Clergyman
Slavery is malignantly aristocratic.
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Sean Bean
English Actor
Sharpe is my favorite role of all that I've played. He's a very complex character. He knows that he's a good soldier, but he will always have to fight the prejudice of aristocratic officers because of his rough working-class upbringing. On the battlefield, he's full of confidence - but off it, he is unsure, a bit shy and ill at ease.
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Margaret Atwood
Canadian Novelist
Vampires get the joy of flying around and living forever, werewolves get the joy of animal spirits. But zombies, they're not rich, or aristocratic, they shuffle around. They're a group phenomenon, they're not very fast, they're quite sickly. So what's the pleasure of being one?
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Theodor Herzl
Hungarian Journalist
I incline to an aristocratic republic. This would satisfy the ambitious spirit among our people. We shall learn from the historic mistakes of others in the same way as we learn from our own; for we are a modern nation and wish to be the most modern in the world.
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Abraham Lincoln
American President
It would astonish if not amuse the older citizens to learn that I (a strange, friendless, uneducated, penniless boy, working at ten dollars per month) have been put down as the candidate of pride, wealth, and aristocratic family distinction.
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Samuel Butler
British Poet
Academic and aristocratic people live in such an uncommon atmosphere that common sense can rarely reach them.
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Charles Baudelaire
French Poet
What is exhilarating in bad taste is the aristocratic pleasure of giving offense.
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David Lauren
American Designer
Polo has always had an old-fashioned, aristocratic English feel.
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Dwight D. Eisenhower
American President
We are tired of aristocratic explanations in Harvard words.
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Victor Hugo
French Author
My tastes are aristocratic, my actions democratic.
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Antoinette Brown Blackwell
American Clergyman
Slavery is malignantly aristocratic.
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