upper-crust
Blue-blood set
Upper-crust refers to the highest social class—the aristocracy, old money, or social elite.
The term evokes the image of the best part of a loaf of bread, reserved for those of highest status: an upper-crust neighborhood, upper-crust families with summer homes on the Cape.
The word often carries a hint of snobbery or exclusivity.
Of noble ancestry
- nobilityTitled ruling class
- peerageSystem of noble ranks
- titledHaving a formal designation
- highbornOf aristocratic birth
patrician · gentry · ducal · earldom · baronetcy · viscount · marquis · ancestral
Formally introduced young woman
- socialiteProminent figure in fashionable circles
- poloMounted mallet sport
- yachtLarge pleasure vessel
- galaFestive formal occasion
philanthropy · cotillion · finishing-school · exclusive · well-connected · jet-set · manor-house · estate
Having abundant financial resources
- moneyedHaving substantial wealth
- well-heeledHaving considerable money
- well-to-doHaving ample wealth
- prosperousEnjoying wealth and success
opulent · plutocratic · deep-pocketed · millionaire · billionaire · tycoon · magnate · luxurious
Improved through nurture
- polishedSmooth, refined, accomplished
- well-bredHaving good upbringing
- sophisticatedWorldly and cultured
- elegantGracefully refined, tasteful
tasteful · cultured · distinguished · proper · gentlefolk · mannered · decorous · fastidious
blue-blooded
Of noble ancestry
highborn · patrician · gentry · ducal · earldom · baronetcy · viscount · marquis · ancestral · hereditary
debutante
Formally introduced young woman
gala · philanthropy · cotillion · finishing-school · exclusive · well-connected · jet-set · manor-house · estate · genteel
affluent
Having abundant financial resources
- moneyedHaving substantial wealth
- well-heeledHaving considerable money
- well-to-doHaving ample wealth
prosperous · opulent · plutocratic · deep-pocketed · millionaire · billionaire · tycoon · magnate · luxurious · lavish
cultivated
Improved through nurture
- polishedSmooth, refined, accomplished
- well-bredHaving good upbringing
- sophisticatedWorldly and cultured
elegant · tasteful · cultured · distinguished · proper · gentlefolk · mannered · decorous · fastidious · discerning