bluestocking
/ˈbluːstɒkɪŋ/noun
उच्चारण ब्लूस्टॉकिंग
विदुषी स्त्री (प्रायः व्यंग्य में), पढ़ाकू महिला
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[C] old-fashioned, often disapproving
a well-educated woman who is more interested in ideas and studying than in the activities traditionally expected of women
विदुषी स्त्री (प्रायः व्यंग्य में), पढ़ाकू महिला
- In the nineteenth century, women who went to university were often mocked as bluestockings.
⌂Word origin and word building
From the eighteenth-century Blue Stocking Society, informal London gatherings where educated women and men met to discuss literature and ideas.
यह शब्द अठारहवीं सदी की Blue Stocking Society से आया है, जो London की अनौपचारिक सभाएँ थीं जहाँ पढ़ी-लिखी महिलाएँ और पुरुष साहित्य और विचारों पर चर्चा करने के लिए मिलते थे।