silk-stocking
Of privileged class
Silk-stocking describes wealthy, privileged, or aristocratic people and their circles.
The term comes from a time when silk stockings marked social distinction—only the affluent could afford them.
A silk-stocking neighborhood is upscale; a silk-stocking law firm serves elite clients.
The word often carries a whiff of snobbery or detachment from ordinary concerns: silk-stocking reformers who've never worked a day in their lives.
Having abundant financial resources
- prosperousEnjoying wealth and success
- moneyedHaving substantial wealth
- well-heeledHaving considerable money
- well-to-doHaving ample wealth
opulent · luxurious · sumptuous · lavish · plush · upscale · swanky · rich
Person of noble birth
- socialiteProminent figure in fashionable circles
- bluebloodPerson of noble birth
- patricianHighborn Roman elite
- debutanteFormally introduced young woman
nobility · gentry · upper-crust · privileged · gentlefolk · peerage · jet-set · cosmopolitan
GOP party member
- traditionalistAdherent to established customs
- right-wingPolitically conservative faction
- orthodoxConforming to established belief
- buttoned-upFormally reserved, emotionally guarded
staid · formal · genteel · proper · dignified · decorous · conventional · establishment
affluent
Having abundant financial resources
- prosperousEnjoying wealth and success
- moneyedHaving substantial wealth
- well-heeledHaving considerable money
well-to-do · opulent · luxurious · sumptuous · lavish · plush · upscale · swanky · rich · posh
aristocrat
Person of noble birth
- socialiteProminent figure in fashionable circles
- bluebloodPerson of noble birth
- patricianHighborn Roman elite
debutante · nobility · gentry · upper-crust · privileged · gentlefolk · peerage · jet-set · cosmopolitan · cultured
Republican
GOP party member
- traditionalistAdherent to established customs
- right-wingPolitically conservative faction
- orthodoxConforming to established belief
buttoned-up · staid · formal · genteel · proper · dignified · decorous · conventional · establishment · old-school
silk-stockingworking-class
Manual laborers as group
blue-collar · proletarian · lower-class · poor · common
silk-stockingpopulist
Advocate for ordinary citizens
grassroots · working-class · labor · progressive · inner-city
silk, silky, stockings, stocking, silken, silked, silks, silkiness, silkier