words

Class.

class

klas/

noun

noun: class; plural noun: classes

1. 1.

   a set or category of things having some property or attribute in common and differentiated from others by kind, type, or quality.

   "the accommodations were good for a hotel of this class"

   synonyms:

   category, grade, rating, classification, group, grouping More "a hotel of the first class" kind, sort, type, variety, genre, brand; species, genus, breed, strain, stripe "a new class of heart drug"

   • Biology

     a principal taxonomic grouping that ranks above order and below phylum or division, such as Mammalia or Insecta.
2. 2.

   the system of ordering a society in which people are divided into sets based on perceived social or economic status.

   "people who are socially disenfranchised by class"

   synonyms:

   social division, social stratum, rank, level, echelon, group, grouping, income group; More social status; datedestate; archaiccondition "the middle class"

   • a social division based on social or economic status.

     "the ruling class"

     synonyms:

     social division, social stratum, rank, level, echelon, group, grouping, income group; More social status; datedestate; archaiccondition "the middle class"

     
     
   • archaic

     the rich or educated.

     plural noun: the classes
   • informal

     impressive stylishness in appearance or behavior.

     "she's got class—she looks like a princess"

     synonyms:

     style, stylishness, elegance, chic, sophistication, taste, refinement, quality, excellence "a woman of class"

     
     
3. 3.

   a group of students who are taught together.

   • an occasion when students meet with their teacher for instruction; a lesson.

     "I was late for a class"

     synonyms:

     lesson, period; More seminar, tutorial, workshop, study group "a math class"

     
     
   • a course of instruction.

     "I took classes in Indian music"
     
     
   • North American

     all those graduating from a school or college in a particular year.

     "the class of 1907"
     
     

verb

verb: class; 3rd person present: classes; past tense: classed; past participle: classed; gerund or present participle: classing

1. 1.

   assign or regard as belonging to a particular category.

   "conduct that is classed as criminal"

   synonyms:

   classify, categorize, group, grade; More order, sort, codify; bracket, designate, label, pigeonhole "the 12-seater is classed as a commercial vehicle"

adjective

informal

adjective: class

1. 1.

   showing stylish excellence.

   "he's a class player"

   synonyms:

   classy, decent, gracious, respectable, noble "a class player"

 

 

Class. A word which entails activities or structures in which we all hate. Everyone hates being in class, in school, most people don't like their group with which they participate in classes with, everyone hates stuck up people, people who are lower-class hate being lower class. It's a universally sucky word. Nothing good really ever follows, aside from when you say, maybe, say, "first-class." Other than that, our mind thinks "school," "ugh," "ew," "procrastinate," "ugh," or "school." 

And when you watch Days and Nights in the Forest . . . yah. You think some of those. You see middle-class men, treating both upper- and lower-class men and women rather poorly. They have little money, mooch off of others, have high aspirations, and little to no resolve to actually go and do stuff. They are cared for by butlers, who are treated awfully and not thought of as human beings. This is normally considered the lower class. The upper class are the people such as the "Conservator." This person tries to kick the men out of the inn they are illegally occupying. Does he manage to? It remains to be seen - the movie doesn't explain. But what we do know is that the middle-class men don't give a darn.   

It's not a bad portrayal. The middle-class don't give a care and do mostly what they want, the upper-class try and keep everyone in check while they sit on their high horses, and the lower-class grovel at everyone's feet. 

. . . Isn't society great?