DEMIMONDE

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does demimonde mean? 

• DEMIMONDE (noun)
  The noun DEMIMONDE has 1 sense:

1. a class of woman not considered respectable because of indiscreet or promiscuous behavior

  Familiarity information: DEMIMONDE used as a noun is very rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• DEMIMONDE (noun)

Sense 1

Meaning:

A class of woman not considered respectable because of indiscreet or promiscuous behavior

Classified under:

Nouns denoting groupings of people or objects

Hypernyms ("demimonde" is a kind of...):

class; social class; socio-economic class; stratum (people having the same social, economic, or educational status)

Meronyms (members of "demimonde"):

demimondaine (a female prostitute)