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debutante
[ deb-yoo-tahnt, -tant ]
noun
- a young woman making a debut into society.
debutante
/ ˈdɛbjʊˌtɑːnt; -ˌtænt /
noun
- a young woman of upper-class background who is presented to society, usually at a formal ball
- a girl or young woman regarded as being upper-class, wealthy, and of a frivolous or snobbish social set
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Other Words From
- post·debu·tante noun adjective
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Word History and Origins
Origin of debutante1
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Word History and Origins
Origin of debutante1
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Example Sentences
The opinion of the gentlemen with regard to the fair débutante, was quite the reverse of those given by her own sex.
A débutante destined to a higher kind of success, Ada Cavendish, regaled the opera-glasses with the sight of her beauty as Venus.
He had read in the papers that it took from fifteen to twenty-five thousand dollars a year to clothe a débutante.
Every room in the house seemed to her vision to stand in a bright vacancy awaiting the arrival of the débutante.
Her fervent desire to be good was equal to and of the same quality as her desire to be a successful débutante.
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