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Demimonde

Demimonde Meaning & Definition
Demimonde Definition And Meaning

What's The Definition Of Demimonde?

[n] a class of woman not considered respectable because of indiscreet or promiscuous behavior

Synonyms | Synonyms for Demimonde:

Related Terms | Find terms related to Demimonde: adventuress | Aspasia | courtesan | Delilah | demimondaine | demirep | fancy woman | femme fatale | harem girl | hetaera | houri | Jezebel | kept | Messalina | odalisque | Phryne | seductress | temptress | Thais | vamp | vampire | whore

See Also | class | demimondaine | social class | socio-economic class

Demimonde In Webster's Dictionary

\Dem`i*monde"\, n. [F.; demi + monde world, L. mundus.] Persons of doubtful reputation; esp., women who are kept as mistresses, though not public prostitutes; demireps. {Literary demimonde}, writers of the lowest kind.

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