Associations to the word «Chesterfieldian»
Noun
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Wiktionary
CHESTERFIELDIAN, noun. Someone who acts in a sophisticated, aristocratic manner, reminiscent of the fourth Earl of Chesterfield.
CHESTERFIELDIAN, adjective. In the style of the fourth Earl of Chesterfield, marked by brilliance, wit, and elegance in writing, and aristocratic assurance in life
Wise words
In words, as fashions, the same rule will hold; Alike
fantastic, if too new, or old: Be not the first by whom the
new are tried, Nor yet the last to lay the old aside.