blue blood

Thân thiện

A blue blood attends a formal garden party.

Definition

1. Noun:
   • A member of the aristocracy: A person who belongs to the highest social class, especially one of noble birth or lineage.

Usage

• The term "blue blood" is used to refer to individuals from families that have historically held high social rank, often with inherited titles and wealth. It emphasizes noble ancestry and high social standing.

Examples

• Noun:
  • The prince was considered a true blue blood.
  • Many of the university's founders were American blue bloods from prominent families.

Advanced Usage

• "blue-blooded" (Adjective): Having the qualities or lineage of the aristocracy.
  • He had a blue-blooded disdain for those he considered nouveau riche.

Variants and Related Words

• Aristocrat (n): A person of noble birth or high rank.
• Noble (n): A person belonging to the aristocracy.
• Patrician (n): A person of noble or high rank; an aristocrat.

Synonyms

• Aristocrat
• Noble
• Patrician
• Peer (in contexts of titled nobility)

Idioms

• Blue blood: This term itself functions as an idiom, originating from the Spanish phrase , referring to the visible veins of fair-skinned nobility, to denote noble birth.
  • Despite the changing times, she carried herself with the air of someone with blue blood.

Học thuật

Noun

1. a member of the aristocracy

Từ đồng nghĩa

• aristocrat
• patrician