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

Life has no meaning unless one lives it with a will, at least to the limit of one's will. Virtue, good, evil are nothing but words, unless one takes them apart in order to build something with them; they do not win their true meaning until one knows how to apply them.
Paul Gauguin