adj
Meaning 1
Of, pertaining to, or favouring, an aristocracy.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Examples
- An aristocratic constitution.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
Standard Lemma guide
aristocratic
Definitions and examples are grouped by meaning. Pronunciation, history, word forms, translations, descendants, synonyms, antonyms, derived terms, and related words appear whenever the source provides them.
Sound
Pronunciation
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/ˌæɹɪstəˈkɹætɪk/
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rhymes with -ætɪk
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CMU ARPABET: ER0 IH2 S T AH0 K R AE1 T IH0 K Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.
adj
Meaning 2
Similar to the aristocracy; characteristic of, the aristocracy.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Examples
- An aristocratic measure.
- Aristocratic pride or manners.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
adjective satellite
Meaning 3
belonging to or characteristic of the nobility or aristocracy
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
Examples
- an aristocratic family
- aristocratic Bostonians
- aristocratic government
- a blue family
- blue blood
- the blue-blooded aristocracy
- of gentle blood
- patrician landholders of the American South
- aristocratic bearing
- aristocratic features
- patrician tastes
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: aristocratical, blue, blue-blooded, gentle, patrician
Antonyms: none provided
History
Etymology
From French aristocratique, from Ancient Greek ἀριστοκρατικός (aristokratikós). By surface analysis, aristo- + -cratic.
Across languages
Translations
62 source translations are retained for this English entry.
- Afrikaans: aristokratiese — of or pertaining to an aristocracy
- Arabic: أَرِسْتُقْرَاطِيّ (ʔaristuqrāṭiyy) — of or pertaining to an aristocracy
- Asturian: aristocráticu — of or pertaining to an aristocracy
- Catalan: aristocràtic — of or pertaining to an aristocracy
- Chichewa: lolemera — of or pertaining to an aristocracy
- Czech: aristokratický — of or pertaining to an aristocracy
- Danish: aristokratisk — of or pertaining to an aristocracy
- Finnish: aristokraattinen — of or pertaining to an aristocracy
- Finnish: ylhäinen — of or pertaining to an aristocracy
- Finnish: jalosukuinen — of or pertaining to an aristocracy
- French: aristocratique — of or pertaining to an aristocracy
- Friulian: aristocratic — of or pertaining to an aristocracy
- Galician: aristocrático — of or pertaining to an aristocracy
- Georgian: არისტოკრატიული (arisṭoḳraṭiuli) — of or pertaining to an aristocracy
- German: aristokratisch — of or pertaining to an aristocracy
- German: blaublütig — of or pertaining to an aristocracy
- German: adlig — of or pertaining to an aristocracy
- Greek: ευγενής (evgenís) — of or pertaining to an aristocracy
- Ancient Greek: ἀριστοκρατικός (aristokratikós) — of or pertaining to an aristocracy
- Hungarian: arisztokrata — of or pertaining to an aristocracy
- Italian: aristocratico — of or pertaining to an aristocracy
- Latin: summās — of or pertaining to an aristocracy
- Macedonian: аристокра́тски (aristokrátski) — of or pertaining to an aristocracy
- Māori: parāoa — of or pertaining to an aristocracy
- Norwegian Bokmål: aristokratisk — of or pertaining to an aristocracy
- Norwegian Nynorsk: aristokratisk — of or pertaining to an aristocracy
- Occitan: aristocratic — of or pertaining to an aristocracy
- Old English: æþele — of or pertaining to an aristocracy
- Persian: اعیانی — of or pertaining to an aristocracy
- Polish: arystokratyczny — of or pertaining to an aristocracy
- Portuguese: aristocrata — of or pertaining to an aristocracy
- Romanian: aristocratic — of or pertaining to an aristocracy
- Russian: аристократи́ческий (aristokratíčeskij) — of or pertaining to an aristocracy
- Serbo-Croatian: aristòkratskī — of or pertaining to an aristocracy
- Spanish: aristocrático — of or pertaining to an aristocracy
- Swedish: aristokratisk — of or pertaining to an aristocracy
- Ukrainian: аристократи́чний (arystokratýčnyj) — of or pertaining to an aristocracy
- Uzbek: aristokrat — of or pertaining to an aristocracy
- Yiddish: אַריסטאָקראַטיש (aristokratish) — of or pertaining to an aristocracy
- Afrikaans: aristokratiese — partaking of aristocracy; befitting aristocracy
- Arabic: أَرِسْتُقْرَاطِيّ (ʔaristuqrāṭiyy) — partaking of aristocracy; befitting aristocracy
- Asturian: aristocráticu — partaking of aristocracy; befitting aristocracy
- Catalan: aristocràtic — partaking of aristocracy; befitting aristocracy
- Finnish: aristokraattinen — partaking of aristocracy; befitting aristocracy
- Galician: aristocrático — partaking of aristocracy; befitting aristocracy
- Georgian: არისტოკრატიული (arisṭoḳraṭiuli) — partaking of aristocracy; befitting aristocracy
- German: aristokratisch — partaking of aristocracy; befitting aristocracy
- German: edel — partaking of aristocracy; befitting aristocracy
- German: vornehm — partaking of aristocracy; befitting aristocracy
- Greek: ευγενής (evgenís) — partaking of aristocracy; befitting aristocracy
- Hungarian: arisztokratikus — partaking of aristocracy; befitting aristocracy
- Italian: aristocratico — partaking of aristocracy; befitting aristocracy
- Macedonian: аристокра́тски (aristokrátski) — partaking of aristocracy; befitting aristocracy
- Polish: arystokratyczny — partaking of aristocracy; befitting aristocracy
- Portuguese: aristocrata — partaking of aristocracy; befitting aristocracy
- Romanian: aristocratic — partaking of aristocracy; befitting aristocracy
- Russian: аристократи́ческий (aristokratíčeskij) — partaking of aristocracy; befitting aristocracy
- Serbo-Croatian: aristòkratskī — partaking of aristocracy; befitting aristocracy
- Spanish: aristocrático — partaking of aristocracy; befitting aristocracy
- Ukrainian: аристократи́чний (arystokratýčnyj) — partaking of aristocracy; befitting aristocracy
- Uzbek: aristokrat — partaking of aristocracy; befitting aristocracy
- Yiddish: אַריסטאָקראַטיש (aristokratish) — partaking of aristocracy; befitting aristocracy
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