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bluestocking

blue·stock·ing
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Transcription

    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • UK Pronunciation
    • UK IPA
    • [bloo-stok-ing]
    • /ˈbluˌstɒk ɪŋ/
    • /ˈbluːˌstɒk.ɪŋ/
    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [bloo-stok-ing]
    • /ˈbluˌstɒk ɪŋ/

Definitions of bluestocking word

  • countable noun bluestocking A bluestocking is an intellectual woman. 3
  • noun bluestocking a scholarly or intellectual woman 3
  • noun bluestocking a learned, bookish, or pedantic woman 3
  • noun bluestocking a woman with considerable scholarly, literary, or intellectual ability or interest. 1
  • noun bluestocking a member of a mid-18th-century London literary circle: Lady Montagu was a celebrated bluestocking. 1
  • noun bluestocking intellectual woman 1
See all 7 definitions of bluestocking

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Origin of bluestocking

First appearance:

before 1675
One of the 48% oldest English words
1675-85; so called from the informal attire, especially blue woolen instead of black silk stockings, worn by some women of the group (def 2)

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Parts of speech for Bluestocking

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
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bluestocking popularity

A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 55% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.
According to our data about 52% of words is more used. This is a rare but used term. It occurs in the pages of specialized literature and in the speech of educated people.

bluestocking usage trend in Literature

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Synonyms for bluestocking

noun bluestocking

  • scholar — a learned or erudite person, especially one who has profound knowledge of a particular subject.
  • brain — Your brain is the organ inside your head that controls your body's activities and enables you to think and to feel things such as heat and pain.
  • bookworm — If you describe someone as a bookworm, you mean they are very fond of reading.
  • geek — computer geek
  • genius — an exceptional natural capacity of intellect, especially as shown in creative and original work in science, art, music, etc.: the genius of Mozart. Synonyms: intelligence, ingenuity, wit; brains.

adj bluestocking

  • noble — distinguished by rank or title.
  • privileged — belonging to a class that enjoys special privileges; favored: the privileged few.
  • purebred — of or relating to an animal, all of whose ancestors derive over many generations from a recognized breed.
  • refined — having or showing well-bred feeling, taste, etc.: refined people.
  • well-bred — well brought up; properly trained and educated: a well-bred boy.
All 69 Synonyms of bluestocking

Antonyms for bluestocking

noun bluestocking

  • imbecile — Informal. a dunce; blockhead; dolt: Don't stand there like an imbecile. Open the door!.
  • ignoramus — an extremely ignorant person.

adj bluestocking

  • bourgeois — If you describe people, their way of life, or their attitudes as bourgeois, you disapprove of them because you consider them typical of conventional middle-class people.
  • common — If something is common, it is found in large numbers or it happens often.
  • low — to utter by or as by lowing.
  • lower-class — of, relating to, or characteristic of the lower class: lower-class values.
  • unrefined — not refined; not purified, as substances: unrefined metal.
All 16 Antonyms of bluestocking

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