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blue blood
blue blood also blue·blood (blo͞o′blŭd′)n.1. Noble or aristocratic descent.2. A member of the aristocracy.
[Translation of Spanish sangre azul : sangre, blood + azul, blue (probably from the visible veins of fair-complexioned aristocrats).]
blue′-blood′ed (-blŭd′ĭd) adj.blue blood n royal or aristocratic descent [C19: translation of Spanish sangre azul] ˈblue-ˈblooded adjblue blood (ˈblu ˌblʌd for 1; ˈblu ˈblʌd for 2 )
n. 1. an aristocrat or member of a socially prominent family. 2. aristocratic or noble lineage. [1825–35; translation of Sp sangre azul] blue′-blood′ed, adj. Thesaurus| Noun | 1. |  blue blood - a member of the aristocracy aristocrat, patricianaristocracy, nobility - a privileged class holding hereditary titlesleader - a person who rules or guides or inspires othersbaronet, Bart - a member of the British order of honor; ranks below a baron but above a knight; "since he was a baronet he had to be addressed as Sir Henry Jones, Bart."brahman, brahmin - a member of a social and cultural elite (especially a descendant of an old New England family); "a Boston brahman"female aristocrat - a woman who is an aristocratHighness - (Your Highness or His Highness or Her Highness) title used to address a royal personmale aristocrat - a man who is an aristocratprince - a male member of a royal family other than the sovereign (especially the son of a sovereign)princess - a female member of a royal family other than the queen (especially the daughter of a sovereign)raja, rajah - a prince or king in Indiaranee, rani - (the feminine of raja) a Hindu princess or the wife of a raja |
blue bloodnoun1. Noble rank or status by birth:birth, blood, nobility, noblesse.2. People of the highest social level:aristocracy, crème de la crème, elite, flower, gentility, gentry, nobility, patriciate, quality, society, upper class, who's who.Informal: upper crust.blue blood
blue bloodA member of a wealthy, upper-class family or ancestry. That senator is a blue blood, so of course he doesn't understand the common man's concerns.See also: blood, blueblue blood 1. Fig. the blood [heredity] of a noble family; aristocratic ancestry. The earl refuses to allow anyone who is not of blue blood to marry his son. Although Mary's family is poor, she has blue blood in her veins. 2. Fig. a person of aristocratic or wealthy ancestry. Because his great-grandparents made millions, he is regarded as one of the city's blue bloods.See also: blood, blueblue bloodOf high or noble birth. The term is a translation of the Spanish sangre azul, which was applied to Spain’s pure-blooded aristocrats, meaning those whose ancestors had not intermarried with the Moors. Consequently they were fairly light-skinned and their veins showed bluer through the skin than those in Spaniards of mixed blood. The expression was used in England from the early nineteenth century, and was, like so many, satirized by W. S. Gilbert (Iolanthe, 1882, where Lord Tolloller is complaining that the fair maid Phyllis is not impressed by his title): “Blue blood! blue blood! When virtuous love is sought thy power is naught, though dating from the Flood, blue blood!”See also: blood, blueblue blood
blue bloodsaid to flow in the veins of the nobility. [Western Cult.: Brewer Dictionary]See: AristocracyBlue Blood
Drug slang A regional term for a person who injects drugs intravenously
Vox populi A person who has descended from nobility (from the Spanish phrase sangre azul), referring specifically to those who trace their roots to Spanish royalty. The term refers to the paler skin of said descendants, whose veins appear a deep blue due to the Tyndall effectblue blood
Synonyms for blue bloodnoun noble rank or status by birthSynonyms- birth
- blood
- nobility
- noblesse
noun people of the highest social levelSynonyms- aristocracy
- crème de la crème
- elite
- flower
- gentility
- gentry
- nobility
- patriciate
- quality
- society
- upper class
- who's who
- upper crust
Synonyms for blue bloodnoun a member of the aristocracySynonymsRelated Words- aristocracy
- nobility
- leader
- baronet
- Bart
- brahman
- brahmin
- female aristocrat
- Highness
- male aristocrat
- prince
- princess
- raja
- rajah
- ranee
- rani
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