middling sort
middling sort noun: the middle class, especially in 18th-century Britain.
Noun
middling sort (plural middling sorts)
- The middle class, especially in 18th-century Britain.
- On the contrary: ever since the decline of the music halls, theatre had been the purview of the middling sort—even when the subject matter was ostensibly proletarian.2005, Tony Judt, “The Social Democratic Movement”, in Postwar: A history of Europe since 1945, London: Vintage Books, published 2010, →ISBN
- The upper ranks thought the middling sort were greedy, obsessed with making money, virtuous enough, but lacking taste, elegance and culture.2015, Keith Linley, ‘Antony and Cleopatra’ in Context: The Politics of Passion, Anthem Press, →ISBN, page 33
- Synonyms:
- middling class
middling sort meaning in Tamil
middling sort in Tamil
- நடுராசி, நடுத்தரம்
Synonyms of middling sort
- middling class
Forms of middling sort
| plural | middling sorts |
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Questions about middling sort
- What does middling sort mean?
- Middling sort means the middle class, especially in 18th-century Britain.
- What is middling sort in Tamil?
- Middling sort in Tamil is நடுராசி, நடுத்தரம். See Middling sort meaning in Tamil.
- What part of speech is middling sort?
- Middling sort is a noun.
- What is the plural of middling sort?
- The plural of middling sort is middling sorts.
Words near middling sort in the dictionary
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