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aristocratic adjective [ ˌarɪstəˈkratɪk ]

• of, belonging to, or typical of the aristocracy.
• "an aristocratic family"
Similar: noble, titled, upper-class, blue-blooded, high-born, well born, patrician, elite, grand, distinguished, respectable, silver-spoon, posh, upper crust, upmarket, top drawer, gentle, of gentle birth, well bred, dignified, courtly, refined, polished, elegant, stylish, decorous, gracious, fine, polite, well mannered, civil, courteous, chivalrous, gallant, gentlemanly, ladylike, urbane, suave, debonair, haughty, proud, snobbish,
Opposite: plebeian, working-class, vulgar, coarse,
Origin: early 17th century: from French aristocratique, from Greek aristokratikos, from aristokratia (see aristocracy).


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