Definitions

bluestocking

[bloo-stok-ing] / ˈbluˌstɒk ɪŋ /

ADJECTIVE

blue-blooded

Synonyms

WEAK

elite noble pedigreed privileged purebred refined silk-stocking upper-class well-born well-bred

Antonyms

WEAK

bourgeois common low lower-class unrefined

NOUN

egghead

Synonyms

STRONG

bookworm brain geek genius highbrow know-it-all scholar thinker

WEAK

longhair rocket scientist

NOUN

highbrow

Synonyms

STRONG

Einstein academic academician brain egghead genius intelligentsia philosopher sage savant scholar thinker whiz

WEAK

illuminato literato longhair

Antonyms

STRONG

ignoramus imbecile

NOUN

pedant

Synonyms

STRONG

bookworm doctrinaire egghead pedagogue

WEAK

methodologist

Example Sentences

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A Regency romance with a master of a disguise and a Bluestocking?

From Salon • Apr. 18, 2022

The free books are the main perk of bookstagram, said Jennifer Lewis of Bluestocking Bookshelf.

From The Guardian • Sep. 27, 2019

The Bat facsimile dust jacket by Lady Bluestocking.

From Scientific American • May 2, 2013

Bluestocking females campaigned furiously for women's suffrage and human rights.

From Time Magazine Archive

It was obvious that the brave Bluestocking so far lacked the 157 courage of her opinions as to be agonisingly embarrassed at this public expression of them.

From Modern marriage and how to bear it by Braby, Maud Churton

bluestocking

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