class
class Lexical Profile
class Game Scores & Validity
• noun
A group of students who are taught together regularly, or a period of time during which such instruction takes place.
"Our history class meets every Tuesday and Thursday morning in the main lecture hall."
A set or category of things having some property or attribute in common and differentiated from others by kind, type, or quality.
"Penicillin belongs to a broad class of antibiotics used to treat bacterial infections."
A social division of a society based on social and economic status, wealth, or occupation.
"The novel explores the tensions between the landed aristocracy and the rising middle class."
Impressive stylishness, elegance, or dignity in appearance, behavior, or skill.
"She handled the difficult interview questions with remarkable grace and class."
A major taxonomic rank in biological classification positioned below a phylum or division and above an order (such as Mammalia or Insecta).
"All warm-blooded vertebrates that nurse their young belong to the taxonomic class Mammalia."
• verb
To assign or regard someone or something as belonging to a particular category or group.
"Botanists class the tomato as a berry even though it is used as a vegetable in cooking."
• adjective
Showing stylish excellence, high quality, or superior skill.
"The veteran midfielder is a class player who remains calm under pressure."
• Rhymes for class
Word Origin & Etymology
Borrowed from French classe, from Latin classis, which originally denoted a division of the Roman people according to wealth and military obligation, traditionally attributed to King Servius Tullius.