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ETYMOLOGY OF THE WORD BLUESTOCKING

From the blue worsted stockings worn by members of a C18 literary society.
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PRONUNCIATION OF BLUESTOCKING

bluestocking  [ˈbluːˌstɒkɪŋ] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF BLUESTOCKING

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adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Bluestocking is a noun.
A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

WHAT DOES BLUESTOCKING MEAN IN ENGLISH?

bluestocking

Bluestocking

A bluestocking is an educated, intellectual woman. The term most often refers to a specific group of 18th-century intellectual women led by the hostess and critic Elizabeth Montagu, the "Queen of the Blues", and including Elizabeth Vesey, Hester Chapone, and the classicist Elizabeth Carter. In the following generation came Hester Lynch Piozzi, Hannah More, and Frances Burney. Until the late 18th century, the term had referred to learned people of both sexes. It subsequently was applied primarily to intellectual women, and the French equivalent bas bleu had a similar connotation. The term later developed negative implications, and in some instances such women were stereotyped as being "frumpy". The reference to blue stockings may arise from the time when woollen worsted stockings were informal dress, in contrast to formal, fashionable black silk stockings. Curiously, the most frequent such reference is to a man, Benjamin Stillingfleet, who reportedly lacked the formal black stockings, yet still participated in the Blue Stockings Society.

Definition of bluestocking in the English dictionary

The definition of bluestocking in the dictionary is a scholarly or intellectual woman.

WORDS THAT RHYME WITH BLUESTOCKING


beta-blocking
ˈbiːtəˌblɒkɪŋ
blocking
ˈblɒkɪŋ
docking
ˈdɒkɪŋ
frocking
ˈfrɒkɪŋ
knocking
ˈnɒkɪŋ
locking
ˈlɒkɪŋ
mocking
ˈmɒkɪŋ
overclocking
ˌəʊvəˈklɒkɪŋ
rocking
ˈrɒkɪŋ
self-locking
ˌsɛlfˈlɒkɪŋ
self-mocking
ˌselfˈmɒkɪŋ
shocking
ˈʃɒkɪŋ
smocking
ˈsmɒkɪŋ
stocking
ˈstɒkɪŋ
tictocking
ˈtɪkˌtɒkɪŋ
twoccing
ˈtwɒkɪŋ
twocking
ˈtwɒkɪŋ

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE BLUESTOCKING

bluer
blues
blues band
blues guitar
blueshift
bluesman
bluesmen
bluesnarfing
bluest
bluestem
bluestone
bluesy
bluet
bluethroat
bluetick
bluetit
bluetongue
Bluetooth
blueweed
bluewing

WORDS THAT END LIKE BLUESTOCKING

attacking
backing
booking
checking
clicking
cracking
decking
fucking
hacking
kicking
lacking
licking
packing
picking
stacking
sucking
ticking
tracking
trafficking
trucking
wrecking

Synonyms and antonyms of bluestocking in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «bluestocking» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF BLUESTOCKING

Find out the translation of bluestocking to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of bluestocking from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «bluestocking» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

bluestocking
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

bluestocking
570 millions of speakers

English

bluestocking
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

bluestocking
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

امرأة مثقفة
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

синий чулок
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

bluestocking
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

অতি শিক্ষিতা নারী
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

bas-bleu
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Bluestocking
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

Blaustrumpf
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

文学少女
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

bluestocking
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Bluestocking
85 millions of speakers
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Translator English - Vietnamese

bluestocking
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

bluestocking
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

ब्ल्यूस्टॉकिंग
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

entellektüel kadın
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

Bluestocking
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

bluestocking
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

синя панчоха
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

femeie savantă
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

διανοούμενη
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

blou kous
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

blåstrumpa
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

bluestocking
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of bluestocking

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «BLUESTOCKING»

The term «bluestocking» is regularly used and occupies the 83.023 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «BLUESTOCKING» OVER TIME

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «BLUESTOCKING»

Discover the use of bluestocking in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to bluestocking and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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The bluestocking circle: women, friendship, and the life of ...
This book traces the rise, development, and decline of the Bluestocking circle between 1740 and 1800, through a close analysis of the lives and works of the women who made up the group.
Sylvia Harcstark Myers, 1990
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A Bluestocking in Charleston: The Life and Career of Laura Bragg
Massachusetts-born Laura Bragg became the head of the Charleston museum, the first women in the country to lead a publicly supported museum.
Louise Anderson Allen, 2001
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A Bluestocking Guide - Economics: Based on Richard J. ...
Bluestocking Guide: Economics is designed to enhance a student's understanding and retention of the subject matter presented in the corresponding primer, Whatever Happened to Penny Candy (This guide is compatible with both the 4th and 5th ...
Jane A. Williams, 2004
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The Notorious Lord (Bluestocking Brides - Book 1)
The sight of Cory, Lord Newlyn, rising naked from the Midwinter river, is enough to send ripples of shock through Rachel Odell's carefully ordered life.
Nicola Cornick, 2011
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Bluestocking feminism: writings of the Bluestocking circle, ...
writings of the Bluestocking circle, 1738-1790 Elizabeth Eger. By the late 1740s, too, Sarah seems to have formed a romantic understanding with George Lewis Scott, a family friend. He was a mathematician and musicologist, well liked in ...
Elizabeth Eger, 1999
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Bluestocking Bride
The sensual magic of the "USA Today" bestselling author comes alive in this witty, passionate, story of a woman's seduction, and a gentleman's surrender. Reissue.
Elizabeth Thornton, 2003
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The Bluestocking on His Knee
Longing for male companionship, wealthy heiress Eugennia Welch is shocked when Kevin Whattling invades her home with every intention of marrying her to save himself from debtor's prison, but the tables turn on Kevin when he falls in love ...
Regina Scott, 1999
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A Bluestocking in India
This is a pre-1923 historical reproduction that was curated for quality. Quality assurance was conducted on each of these books in an attempt to remove books with imperfections introduced by the digitization process.
Winifred Heston, 2008
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The Bluestocking's Dilemma
Caroline Waverly's vow to remain single, even though she's a lovely young woman with money and charm, takes a couple of direct hits from the handsome and gallant Lord Nicholas Daventry, who is drowning out her voice of reason with the ...
Evelyn Richardson, 1992
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Reconsidering The Bluestockings
From reviews of the original edition: "By packaging several perspectives together, "Reconsidering the Bluestockings" creates a more thorough context for future scholarship.
Nicole Pohl, Betty A. Schellenberg, 2005

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «BLUESTOCKING»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term bluestocking is used in the context of the following news items.
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'A Lady of Good Family,' by Jeanne Mackin
... age 23, accompanied by her not-yet-famous aunt, her bluestocking mother and a fictional family friend, Daisy Winters, who narrates the tale. «New York Times, Jul 15»
2
The bluestocking who brought hope to Belsen
Britain is linked to the notorious concentration camp at Bergen-Belsen by horror but also by hope; by a tragedy of mass murder but also through ... «The Times, Jun 15»
3
A Wright turn for aviation
Kate was the first college graduate in the family and a proper bluestocking, teaching Latin and Greek. The bishop was a very erudite, ... «Business Standard, Jun 15»
4
War and teenage in Calicut
Subur was a regular bluestocking, and her academic career was for a while the light of Khodadad's eyes. Nurgesh, the next sister, was clever ... «Livemint, Jun 15»
5
'Testament' tells moving tale of WWI Brit pacifist
Vera's father tells his daughter she risks being branded a “bluestocking.” (Oh, dear.) The domestic disputes in chez Brittain do not impress. «Boston Herald, Jun 15»
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Got talent? Fort Mill contest will be the judge of that
Morse will be producing the show in concert with Bluestocking Media. Auditions will be scheduled after Morse and other judges view submitted ... «The Herald, Jun 15»
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Thea Astley 'burned off great paddocks of private fantasy' over a 50 …
Astley won a scholarship to Brisbane's grand All Hallows Convent, where she combined a bluestocking's earnest swotting with a growing ... «The Australian, Jun 15»
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Guide to the 2015 Skeleton Park Arts Festival
Friday, June 19th. 6:30am: The Tett Center presents: Daybreaker Dance Party w/ DJ Bluestocking. Location: The Malting Tower at Tett Centre. «Kingstonist, Jun 15»
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Shake up your wakeup with Kingston's first Daybreaker dance party
The event starts at 6:30 a.m. in the Malting Tower at the Tett Centre and will include music from DJ Bluestocking, coffee and juice from Juice Kik ... «www.kingstonregion.com/, Jun 15»
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A Word With the Boss: Filmmaker plays a leading role in Portland's …
Kate Kaminski's Bluestocking Film Series will be held July 17-18 at Space Gallery in Portland. “We're a solution to the problem of poor ... «Press Herald, Jun 15»

REFERENCE
« EDUCALINGO. Bluestocking [online]. Available <https://educalingo.com/en/dic-en/bluestocking>. May 2024 ».
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