English adjective: patrician | |||
| 1. | patrician befitting a person of noble origin | ||
| Samples | A patrician nose. | ||
| Similar | refined | ||
| Antonyms | unrefined | ||
| 2. | patrician belonging to or characteristic of the nobility or aristocracy | ||
| Samples | 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. | ||
| Synonyms | aristocratic, aristocratical, blue, blue-blooded, gentle | ||
| Similar | noble | ||
| Antonyms | lowborn | ||
English noun: patrician | |||
| 1. | patrician (person) a person of refined upbringing and manners | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | adult, grownup | ||
| 2. | patrician (person) a member of the aristocracy | ||
| Synonyms | aristocrat, blue blood | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | leader | ||
| Narrower (hyponym) | baronet, Bart, brahman, brahmin, female aristocrat, Highness, male aristocrat, prince, princess, raja, rajah, ranee, rani | ||
| Member meronym | aristocracy, nobility | ||