Synonyms for patrician
- adjective
- noun
Most common
Synonyms by meaning
Adjective
Noun
Definitions
- adj. 1
Of or pertaining to the Roman patres (“fathers”) or senators, or patricians.
- n. 1
A member of any of the families constituting the populus Romanus, or body of Roman citizens, before the development of the plebeian order; later, one who, by right of birth or by special privilege conferred, belonged to the senior class of Romans, who, with certain property, had by right a seat in the Roman Senate.
Forms
- Plural
- patricians → aristocrats, noblemen…
Example sentences
- blue Please look at the girl who wore the blue clothes.
- noble The country was governed by a French noble family.
- aristocratic His dress somehow gives an aristocratic impression.
Popularity over time
| Word | 1850 → 2019 | Trend |
|---|---|---|
| patrician | rising | |
| blue | rising | |
| noble | falling | |
| aristocratic | rising |
Use in printed books, per decade from 1850 to 2019.
By length
- 4 letters
- blue1
- 5 letters
- noble2
- 6 letters
- gentle2
- 8 letters
- nobleman3
- 10 letters
- aristocrat4
- 12 letters
- aristocratic5
- 14 letters
- aristocratical
The small number after each word is its number of syllables (noble2 = 2 syllables).