as in aristocratic
of high birth, rank, or station
the wellborn men among the colonists had no experience with physical labor
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Adjective
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Don’t be fooled by its aristocratic interiors—rates start at around $180 per night—and be sure to make reservations at the hotel’s excellent Asturian restaurant, whose dishes spotlight local ingredients like sea urchin caviar and smoked Los Caserinos cheese.—
Siobhan Reid,
Vogue,
28 May 2025 -
But instead of roaming around 18th century Europe fueled by an aristocratic family fortune, today’s Beautiful People (also called the BPs) are traveling the world and soaking up culture courtesy of big luxury brands.—
Samantha Conti,
Footwear News,
24 May 2025
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Overwhelmingly, the pictures portrayed manual work as a noble, even romantic enterprise.—
Chris Wiley,
New Yorker,
31 May 2025
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Now Rome’s buzziest new hotel is also one of its oldest: Grand Hotel de la Minerva became a hotel in the 1800s but was built in the 1700s as the residence of a noble Portuguese family.—
Erica Firpo,
AFAR Media,
29 May 2025
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“Wellborn.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/wellborn. Accessed 6 Jun. 2025.
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