aristocratic
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təˈkræt adjective
1.
of or pertaining to government by an aristocracy.
2.
belonging to or favoring the aristocracy.
3.
characteristic of an aristocrat; having the manners, values, or qualities associated with the aristocracy: aristocratic bearing; aristocratic snobbishness.
Also, a·ris·to·crat·i·cal.
Related forms
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
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| —adj | |
| 1. | relating to or characteristic of aristocracy or an aristocrat |
| 2. | elegant or stylish in appearance and behaviour |
| aristo'cratically | |
| —adv | |
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Word Origin & History
aristocratic
c.1600, "pertaining to aristocracy," from Fr. aristocratique, from Gk. aristokratikos "belonging to the rule of the best," from aristokratia (see aristocracy). Meaning "grand, stylish" is from 1845.
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Example sentences
He seems out of place in his elegant suit and his smooth-shaven, aristocratic face.
Aristocratic languor, critics thought, made him too diffident sometimes on the field.
They are merely a testament of your aristocratic genes.
The smell, the feel, even the look of an aristocratic past is all around.
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