aristocratic

Reading level: hard

Estimated CEFR level: C1 — Advanced

Estimated from word frequency; not an official CEFR classification.

Definition

  1. adjective belonging to or characteristic of the nobility or aristocracy

Etymology

From French aristocratique, from Ancient Greek ἀριστοκρατικός (aristokratikós). By surface analysis, aristo- + -cratic.

In classic literature

Synonyms

aristocratical, blue, blue-blooded, gentle, patrician

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