Blue-blooded (Adjective)
Meaning
Belonging to or characteristic of the nobility or aristocracy; "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".
Classification
All adjective clusters.
Examples
- The Smiths were considered one of the blue-blooded families of New England, with a lineage that dated back to the 1600s.
- The charity gala was attended by many of the city's most blue-blooded socialites, all dressed in designer gowns and jewels.
- He was known for his blue-blooded bearing and impeccable manners, a true gentleman of refinement.
- As a member of a blue-blooded aristocratic family, she had grown up with every luxury imaginable at her fingertips.
- The patrician estates in the countryside were home to many blue-blooded families who valued their tradition and heritage above all else.