aristocratic

[ uh-ris-tuh-krat-ik, ar-uh-stuh- ]

adjective

1. of or relating 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.

aristocratic

/ ˌærɪstəˈkrætɪk /

adjective

1. relating to or characteristic of aristocracy or an aristocrat
2. elegant or stylish in appearance and behaviour

Derived Forms

• ˌaristoˈcratically, adverb

Other Words From

• 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

Word History and Origins

Origin of aristocratic¹

First recorded in 1595–1605; from Greek aristokratikós “pertaining to aristocracy,” from aristokrat(ía) “rule of the best” ( aristocracy ) + -ikos -ic

Example Sentences

Married to Stanley, a man of carnal appetites and vulgar manners, Stella has embraced the crude pleasures of realism, while her freeloading sister still clings to tattered aristocratic illusions.

From Los Angeles Times

Leadership values change, but being placed under permanent house arrest by the Bolsheviks at the luxury Hotel Metropol in “A Gentleman in Moscow” doesn’t stop Alexander from dressing the aristocratic part.

From Los Angeles Times

Born in 1925 into an aristocratic family in Paris and raised as an observant Catholic, de Galard trained as a nurse after World War Two and joined the army medical service as a flight-nurse.

From BBC

But she isn’t sure that Bentley’s aristocratic refinements are enough for her.

From Los Angeles Times

But here he was now, scanning across us with aristocratic interest.

From Literature

Related Words

• courtly
• dignified
• elegant
• haughty
• noble
• patrician
• silk-stocking
• stylish
• well-bred