Definition of Bluestocking

1. Noun. A woman having literary or intellectual interests.

Exact synonyms: Bas Bleu
Generic synonyms: Adult Female, Woman

Definition of Bluestocking

1. n. A literary lady; a female pedant.

Definition of Bluestocking

1. [n -S]

Medical Definition of Bluestocking

1. 1. A literary lady; a female pedant. As explained in Boswell's "Life of Dr. Johnson", this term is derived from the name given to certain meetings held by ladies, in Johnson's time, for conversation with distinguished literary men. An eminent attendant of these assemblies was a Mr. Stillingfleet, who always wore blue stockings. He was so much distinguished for his conversational powers that his absence at any time was felt to be a great loss, so that the remark became common, "We can do nothing without the blue stockings." Hence these meetings were sportively called bluestocking clubs, and the ladies who attended them, bluestockings. 2. The American avocet (Recurvirostra Americana). Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998)

Lexicographical Neighbors of Bluestocking

blueprint paper
bluer
blues
blueshift
blueshifted
blueshifts
bluesier
bluesiest
bluesman
bluesmen
bluest
bluestem
bluestems
bluestem wheatgrass
bluestocking (current term)
bluestocking (current term)
bluestockingism
bluestockings
bluestone
bluestones
bluesy
bluet
bluethroat
bluethroat
bluethroat pikeblenny
bluetick
blueticks
bluetongue
bluetongue
bluetongues

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