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| Main Entry: | aristocratic |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | privileged, elegant |
| Synonyms: | aloof, blue-blooded, courtly, dignified, elegant, elite, fine, haughty, noble, patrician, polished, refined, snobbish, stylish, well-bred, upper-class, well-born |
| Antonyms: | poor, vulgar, wanting, low-born, low-life, unprivileged |
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| Main Entry: | courtly |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | refined manner |
| Synonyms: | affable, aristocratic, august, ceremonious, chivalrous, civil, civilized, complimentary, conventional, cultured, decorous, dignified, elegant, flattering, formal, gallant, gracious, imposing, lofty, obliging, polished, polite, prim, refined, stately, studied, urbane, adulatory, high-bred, preux |
| Antonyms: | impolite, indecorous, inelegant, provincial, rough, uncivil, unpolished, unrefined, low-bred |
| Main Entry: | dignified |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | honorable |
| Synonyms: | aristocratic, august, courtly, decorous, distinguished, distingué, eminent, formal, grand, grave, great, highbrow*, highfalutin', imperial, imperious, lofty, magisterial, magnificent, nifty*, noble, proud, refined, regal, reserved, respected, solemn, somber, stately, superior, upright |
| Antonyms: | dishonorable, indecorous, undignified |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | distinguished |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | famous, outstanding |
| Synonyms: | acclaimed, aristocratic, big name*, brilliant, celebrated, conspicuous, dignified, eminent, especial, extraordinary, famed, foremost, glorious, great, honored, illustrious, imposing, marked, memorable, name, noble, nonpareil, notable, noted, noteworthy, peerless, prominent, remarkable, renowned, reputable, royal, salient, shining, signal, singular, special, stately, striking, superior, unforgettable, venerable, well-known, arresting, distingué, esteemed, highly regarded, talked of |
| Antonyms: | common, insignificant, ordinary, standard, unknown, unextraordinary |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | elegant |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | beautiful, tasteful |
| Synonyms: | affected, appropriate, apt, aristocratic, artistic, august, chic, choice, classic, clever, comely, courtly, cultured, dainty, delicate, dignified, effective, exquisite, fancy, fashionable, fine, genteel, graceful, grand, handsome, ingenious, luxurious, majestic, modish, neat, nice, noble, opulent, ornate, ostentatious, overdone, polished, rare, refined, rich, select, simple, stately, stuffy, stylish, sumptuous, superior, turgid, well-bred, cultivated, ornamented, recherché, stylized |
| Antonyms: | crude, inelegant, rough, ugly, unfashionable, unrefined, unsophisticated, untasteful |
| Main Entry: | elite |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | best, first-class |
| Synonyms: | aristocratic, choice, cool*, crack*, elect, exclusive, noble, out of sight, out of this world, pick, selected, super, top, top-notch, gilt-edged, greatest, tip-top, top drawer, topflight, upper-class, world-class |
| Antonyms: | common, lower, ordinary, poor, worst, low-class, lower-class |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | exclusive |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | unshared, restricted |
| Synonyms: | absolute, aloof, aristocratic, chic, choice, chosen, clannish, classy, closed, complete, confined, country club, elegant, entire, fashionable, full, independent, licensed, limited, narrow, only, particular, peculiar, posh, preferential, private, privileged, prohibitive, restrictive, ritzy, segregated, select, selfish, single, snobbish, sole, total, undivided, unique, whole, circumscribed, cliquish, discriminative, exclusionary, exclusory, socially correct, swank, upper crust |
| Antonyms: | divided, part, partial, shared, unlimited, unrestricted |
| Main Entry: | genteel |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | sophisticated, cultured |
| Synonyms: | affected, aristocratic, artificial, chivalrous, civil, confined, courteous, courtly, elegant, fashionable, formal, graceful, hollow, intolerant, mannerly, noble, ostentatious, polished, polite, pompous, precious, pretentious, priggish, prim, prissy, prudish, refined, respectable, straitlaced, stuffy*, stylish, urbane, well-behaved, well-bred, well-mannered, cultivated, distingué, la-di-da |
| Notes: | genteel means marked by refinement in taste and manners; a gentile is a person who does not acknowledge your God or denotes a Christian as contrasted with a Jew; gentle means soft and mild or having or showing a kindly or tender nature |
| Antonyms: | boorish, callous, rough, rude, rugged, uncultured, unrefined, unsophisticated |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | patrician |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | upper-class |
| Synonyms: | aristocratic, blue-blooded*, gentle, grand, high-class, noble, royal, highborn, wellborn |
| Antonyms: | common, lower-class |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | ritzy |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | elegant, luxurious |
| Synonyms: | aristocratic, chic, choice, classy, dignified, elaborate, expensive, exquisite, fancy, fine, grand, grandiose, handsome, lavish, lush, opulent, ornate, ostentatious, overdone, plush, posh, refined, rich, snazzy, stately, stuffy, sumptuous, cultivated, ornamented, swank |
| Main Entry: | royal |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | monarchical, grand |
| Synonyms: | aristocratic, august, authoritative, commanding, dignified, elevated, eminent, grandiose, high, honorable, illustrious, imperial, imposing, impressive, kingly, lofty, magnificent, majestic, noble, regal, regnant, reigning, renowned, resplendent, ruling, sovereign, splendid, stately, superb, superior, supreme, worthy, baronial, highborn, queenly |
| Antonyms: | common |
| Main Entry: | top-level |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | high-ranking, important |
| Synonyms: | VIP*, aristocratic, distinguished, famous, first-class*, foremost, grand, honored, illustrious, leading, majestic, noble, notable, noted, noteworthy, powerful, preeminent, prominent, top-drawer, top-notch*, well-known, esteemed, four-star, front-page, high-level, high-profile, high-up, major-league, upper-class |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | well-bred |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | mannerly |
| Synonyms: | aristocratic, blue-blooded*, civil, considerate, courteous, courtly, cultured, gallant, genteel, gentle, noble, patrician, polished, polite, refined, taught, trained, urbane, well-behaved, well-mannered, cultivated, upper-crust |
| Antonyms: | ignoble, unrefined, unsophisticated, unmannered |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | kingly |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | majestic |
| Synonyms: | aristocratic, noble, regal, royal |
| Main Entry: | handsome |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | attractive |
| Synonyms: | admirable, aristocratic, athletic, august, beautiful, becoming, clean-cut, comely, dapper, elegant, fair, fashionable, fine, good-looking, graceful, impressive, lovely, majestic, noble, personable, robust, sharp, smart, smooth, spruce, stately, strong, stylish, suave, virile, pulchritudinous, well-dressed, well-proportioned |
| Antonyms: | homely, ugly, unattractive |
| Main Entry: | important |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | eminent, influential, outstanding |
| Synonyms: | VIP*, aristocratic, distinctive, distinguished, effective, extraordinary, famous, first-class*, foremost, grand, heavy*, high profile, honored, illustrious, imposing, incomparable, leading, majestic, noble, notable, noted, noteworthy, potent, powerful, preeminent, prominent, remarkable, seminal, signal, solid, superior, talented, top-drawer, top-notch*, well-known, big-time, esteemed, four-star, front-page, high-level, high-ranking, high-up, major-league, of note, page-one, upper-class |
| Antonyms: | insignificant, powerless, unimportant, unknown, worthless |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | gentle |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | of noble birth |
| Synonyms: | aristocratic, blue-blooded*, courteous, cultured, elegant, genteel, noble, polished, polite, refined, well-bred, Brahmin, highborn, highbred, upper-class, well-born |
| Antonyms: | crude, low |
* = informal/non-formal usage
Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition
Copyright © 2009 by the Philip Lief Group.
Cite This Source
Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition
Copyright © 2009 by the Philip Lief Group.
Cite This Source
| Main Entry: | gentility |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
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