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as in arrogant
being or characteristic of a person who has an offensive air of superiority and tends to ignore or disdain anyone regarded as inferior
the restaurant's cuisine is truly superb, but the maître d's aristocratic demeanor is a bit much
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as in noble
of high birth, rank, or station
an impoverished dowager who never lets people forget about her aristocratic origins
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Recent Examples of aristocratic
While Aurora attempts to find ways to preserve women’s bodily autonomy and administer life-saving services, Apollo ponders the responsibility of being an aristocratic person of color and all the ways his identity might shake up the halls of power.
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Maureen Lee Lenker, EW.com, 27 Feb. 2025
Sina Villa Matilde About 40 minutes from Turin, this elegant hotel is set in an 18th-century residence that once belonged to the Bishop of Ivrea and later to the aristocratic Bocca family, who is behind Sina Hotels.
—Laura Itzkowitz, Travel + Leisure, 22 Feb. 2025
The Pinacoteca and its treasures are my neighbors in an area that preserves the blend of aristocratic elegance and popular charm that is one of Milan’s most enchanting qualities.
—Miles Socha For Wwd, ARTnews.com, 21 Feb. 2025
Home to President Trump’s Mar-a-Lago club, the aristocratic seaside community has seen a dramatic uptick in real estate activity, especially in the ultra-luxury sector.
—Abby Montanez, Robb Report, 17 Feb. 2025
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Maureen Lee Lenker, EW.com, 27 Feb. 2025
Sina Villa Matilde About 40 minutes from Turin, this elegant hotel is set in an 18th-century residence that once belonged to the Bishop of Ivrea and later to the aristocratic Bocca family, who is behind Sina Hotels.
—Laura Itzkowitz, Travel + Leisure, 22 Feb. 2025
The Pinacoteca and its treasures are my neighbors in an area that preserves the blend of aristocratic elegance and popular charm that is one of Milan’s most enchanting qualities.
—Miles Socha For Wwd, ARTnews.com, 21 Feb. 2025
Home to President Trump’s Mar-a-Lago club, the aristocratic seaside community has seen a dramatic uptick in real estate activity, especially in the ultra-luxury sector.
—Abby Montanez, Robb Report, 17 Feb. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for aristocratic
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The actor has one daughter with ex-wife Melanie Griffith and has been dating his girlfriend Nicole Kimpel since 2014. 05 of 09 John Lithgow as Lord Farquaad The actor behind the arrogant Lord Farquaad boasts an impressive career that began decades before Shrek came out in 2001.—
Zoey Lyttle,
People.com,
1 Mar. 2025
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Many members of its board appeared arrogant in the face of questions from the prosecutor or one of the lawyers.—
Laia Cervelló Herrero,
The Athletic,
23 Feb. 2025
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The museum's very name beautifully encapsulates its noble mission of bridging the rich tapestry of Bali's past, its vibrant present and the promising horizons of its future.—
Roger Sands,
Forbes,
7 Mar. 2025
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The science-fiction saga sees two forces who fight for control of the galaxy, the noble Ones and the evil Zeros, descending upon the French fishing village of Audresselles and trying to recruit the locals to their respective causes.—
Christian Zilko,
IndieWire,
7 Mar. 2025
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But even the most snobbish viewer could see that William Wellman’s The Ox-Bow Incident was no ordinary Western.—
Keith Phipps,
Vulture,
3 Mar. 2025
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Michaels possesses a similar touch, not snobbish but not entirely populist either.—
A.O. Scott,
New York Times,
12 Feb. 2025
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By Nellie Bowles March 31, 2020 Get Outside and Safely Visit a National Park Now is the time to start looking ahead, to spring and summer excursions in the great outdoors.—
Aatish Bhatia,
New York Times,
10 Mar. 2025
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Although Seattle’s skill talent has been great, Smith has never played behind even an average offensive line, and his last two offensive coordinators weren’t good enough to keep their jobs.—
Michael-Shawn Dugar,
The Athletic,
10 Mar. 2025
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Cinephiles can be a bit elitist about their preference for movies on film.—
Alfredo Sosa,
The Christian Science Monitor,
27 Feb. 2025
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The new installment of the anthology series will follow a young couple who witnesses an alarming fight between their boss and his wife, triggering chess moves of favors and coercion in the elitist world of a country club and its Korean billionaire owner.—
Rosy Cordero,
Deadline,
24 Feb. 2025
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Mickey 17’s examination of the cruelty of social stratification immediately brings to mind the Oscar-winning Parasite, while its depiction of the sexualized perversity of upper-class excess has hints of Snowpiercer.—
Shirley Li,
The Atlantic,
7 Mar. 2025
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Two upper-class wives, their husbands away for the day, share a few toasts to their pre-marital dalliances—with the same man, who just may be en route from France to visit.—
Greg Evans,
Deadline,
6 Mar. 2025
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The apple of snooty mom Victoria's (Parker Posey) eye, who works the family finance business with his dad Timothy (Jason Isaacs), party-loving pool cretin Saxon is this season's poster boy for misguided masculinity.—
Bryan Alexander,
USA TODAY,
19 Feb. 2025
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Tablecloths, a nice cheese selection, a bit of grandness, never snooty.—
Helen Rosner,
The New Yorker,
8 Dec. 2024
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Commanding a prime corner on a patrician block on Commonwealth Avenue in the heart of Boston’s Back Bay neighborhood, The Eliot Hotel is celebrating its 100th anniversary in 2025.—
Everett Potter,
Forbes,
5 Mar. 2025
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Redmayne’s British accent also possesses a discernibly patrician quality, adding subconscious layers to what passers-by might assume about this particular old man.—
Nicholas Quah,
Vulture,
28 Nov. 2024
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“Aristocratic.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/aristocratic. Accessed 13 Mar. 2025.
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