upper middle classn.adj.

Brit.

/ˌʌpə mɪdl ˈklɑːs/,

/ˌʌpə mɪdl ˈklas/, U.S.

/ˌəpər ˌmɪd(ə)l ˈklæs/

Etymology: < upper adj. + middle class n.

A. n.

1. The social group between the upper and the middle class, esp. as considered to be made up of well-paid professionals, managers, and their families. Usually without hyphens.

ΘΚΠ

society > society and the community > social class > the common people > specific classes of common people > [noun] > middle class or bourgeoisie

burgessy1533

menalty1548

middle class1654

middling class1745

middling1751

bourgeoise1769

bourgeoisie1774

petite bourgeoisie1846

petty bourgeoisie1850

middling interest1857

upper middle class1864

middle-middle-class1886

well-heeled1897

small bourgeoisie1970

1864 Farmer's Mag. May 374/1 There are..many advocates for so extending these two systems as to embrace all the upper middle-class in the educational system of the gentry, and to absorb the remainder in that form by the help of the State for the labourer.

c1885 M. Darwin Let. in G. Raverat Period Piece (1952) vi. 98 The upper middle class think they are acting rightly by over-protecting their daughters.

1891 H. D. Traill in National Rev. Mar. 15 The great body of the upper middle classes.

1903 G. Gissing Private Papers Henry Ryecroft 210 A lad whose education ranks him with the upper middle class.

1923 A. Bennett Riceyman Steps i. ii. 5 He had the air neither of a bookman nor of a member of the upper-middle class.

1955 H. Roth Sleeper xii. 99 Stamford, Connecticut, is a typical transplanting ground of the upper middle class.

1965 R. Williams in Tribune 5 Mar. 1/5 The English upper-middle class.

2. elliptical as upper-middle, a member of the upper middle class. Usually in plural.

ΘΚΠ

society > society and the community > social class > the common people > specific classes of common people > [noun] > middle class or bourgeoisie > woman > collectively

middle class1654

bourgeoisdom1885

upper-middle1955

1955 T. H. Pear Eng. Social Differences iii. 90 When ‘middle-middles’ become ‘upper-middles’ they..drop middle-class euphemisms.

1967 Economist 18 Feb. 607/2 In Birmingham, Manchester, Liverpool, the upper-middles do not choose to live in the city.

1978 R. Westall Devil on Road xv. 111 When my parents quarrel, they..fight in hoarse whispers. But like a lot of upper-middles..Derek and Susan let it all hang out.

B. adj.

Of, relating to, or characterized by this social group. Frequently with hyphens.

ΘΚΠ

society > society and the community > social class > the common people > specific classes of common people > [adjective] > middle-class or bourgeois

moyen1481

middling1631

bourgeois1761

small bourgeois1832

lower middle class1835

middle class1836

bourgeoisistic1848

petty bourgeois1864

upper middle class1872

petit bourgeois1887

lace curtain1928

haut bourgeois1940

bourgie1968

1872 Times 26 Dec. 5/4 Upper and upper middle-class society is represented in all its grades.

1906 J. Galsworthy Man of Prop. i. i. 3 Those privileged to be present at a family festival of the Forsytes have seen..an upper middle-class family in full plumage.

1949 W. L. Warner in M. Fortes Social Struct. 4 Excerpts from the Total Configuration of an upper-middle-class doctor illustrate how this technique is used.

1967 J. M. Argyle Psychol. Interpersonal Behaviour iv. 80 English upper-middle-class speech includes considerable understatement; a person who fails to follow this convention is regarded as boastful.

1982 ‘W. Haggard’ Mischief-makers ii. 20 Willy's skin was the colour of coal... He thought of himself as an upper-middle-class Englishman.

This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1986; most recently modified version published online December 2020).

单词	upper middle class
释义	upper middle classn.adj. Brit. /ˌʌpə mɪdl ˈklɑːs/, /ˌʌpə mɪdl ˈklas/, U.S. /ˌəpər ˌmɪd(ə)l ˈklæs/ Etymology: < upper adj. + middle class n. A. n. 1. The social group between the upper and the middle class, esp. as considered to be made up of well-paid professionals, managers, and their families. Usually without hyphens. ΘΚΠ society > society and the community > social class > the common people > specific classes of common people > [noun] > middle class or bourgeoisie burgessy1533 menalty1548 middle class1654 middling class1745 middling1751 bourgeoise1769 bourgeoisie1774 petite bourgeoisie1846 petty bourgeoisie1850 middling interest1857 upper middle class1864 middle-middle-class1886 well-heeled1897 small bourgeoisie1970 1864 Farmer's Mag. May 374/1 There are..many advocates for so extending these two systems as to embrace all the upper middle-class in the educational system of the gentry, and to absorb the remainder in that form by the help of the State for the labourer. c1885 M. Darwin Let. in G. Raverat Period Piece (1952) vi. 98 The upper middle class think they are acting rightly by over-protecting their daughters. 1891 H. D. Traill in National Rev. Mar. 15 The great body of the upper middle classes. 1903 G. Gissing Private Papers Henry Ryecroft 210 A lad whose education ranks him with the upper middle class. 1923 A. Bennett Riceyman Steps i. ii. 5 He had the air neither of a bookman nor of a member of the upper-middle class. 1955 H. Roth Sleeper xii. 99 Stamford, Connecticut, is a typical transplanting ground of the upper middle class. 1965 R. Williams in Tribune 5 Mar. 1/5 The English upper-middle class. 2. elliptical as upper-middle, a member of the upper middle class. Usually in plural. ΘΚΠ society > society and the community > social class > the common people > specific classes of common people > [noun] > middle class or bourgeoisie > woman > collectively middle class1654 bourgeoisdom1885 upper-middle1955 1955 T. H. Pear Eng. Social Differences iii. 90 When ‘middle-middles’ become ‘upper-middles’ they..drop middle-class euphemisms. 1967 Economist 18 Feb. 607/2 In Birmingham, Manchester, Liverpool, the upper-middles do not choose to live in the city. 1978 R. Westall Devil on Road xv. 111 When my parents quarrel, they..fight in hoarse whispers. But like a lot of upper-middles..Derek and Susan let it all hang out. B. adj. Of, relating to, or characterized by this social group. Frequently with hyphens. ΘΚΠ society > society and the community > social class > the common people > specific classes of common people > [adjective] > middle-class or bourgeois moyen1481 middling1631 bourgeois1761 small bourgeois1832 lower middle class1835 middle class1836 bourgeoisistic1848 petty bourgeois1864 upper middle class1872 petit bourgeois1887 lace curtain1928 haut bourgeois1940 bourgie1968 1872 Times 26 Dec. 5/4 Upper and upper middle-class society is represented in all its grades. 1906 J. Galsworthy Man of Prop. i. i. 3 Those privileged to be present at a family festival of the Forsytes have seen..an upper middle-class family in full plumage. 1949 W. L. Warner in M. Fortes Social Struct. 4 Excerpts from the Total Configuration of an upper-middle-class doctor illustrate how this technique is used. 1967 J. M. Argyle Psychol. Interpersonal Behaviour iv. 80 English upper-middle-class speech includes considerable understatement; a person who fails to follow this convention is regarded as boastful. 1982 ‘W. Haggard’ Mischief-makers ii. 20 Willy's skin was the colour of coal... He thought of himself as an upper-middle-class Englishman. This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1986; most recently modified version published online December 2020). < n.adj.1864
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