arbiter elegantiarum
arbiter elegantiarum noun: an authority on manners or etiquette.
Noun
arbiter elegantiarum (uncountable)
- An authority on manners or etiquette.
- We had many books to teach us our more important duties, and to settle opinions in philosophy or politicks ; but an Arbiter Elegantiarum, a judge of propriety, was yet wanting, who should survey the track of daily conversation, and free it from thorns and prickles, which teaze the passer, though...1779, Samuel Johnson, Lives of the English Poets
- in his inmost heart he desired to be something more than a mere arbiter elegantiarum, to be consulted on the wearing of a jewel, or the knotting of a necktie, or the conduct of a cane.1890, Oscar Wilde, The Picture of Dorian Gray, Vintage, published 2007, page 114
arbiter elegantiarum meaning in Tamil
arbiter elegantiarum in Tamil
- authority on manners or etiquette
- சுவை நயத்தீர்ப்பாளர் cuvai nayattīrppāḷar
Origin of arbiter elegantiarum
Learned borrowing from Latin arbiter (“judge”, noun) + Latin ēlegantiārum (“of elegance”, noun form) (genitive plural of ēlegantia); originally applied to Petronius in the court of Nero.
Questions about arbiter elegantiarum
- What does arbiter elegantiarum mean?
- Arbiter elegantiarum means an authority on manners or etiquette.
- What is arbiter elegantiarum in Tamil?
- Arbiter elegantiarum in Tamil is சுவை நயத்தீர்ப்பாளர் (cuvai nayattīrppāḷar). See Arbiter elegantiarum meaning in Tamil.
- What part of speech is arbiter elegantiarum?
- Arbiter elegantiarum is a noun.
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