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View synonyms for debutante

debutante

or déb·u·tante

[ deb-yoo-tahnt, -tant ]

noun

  1. a young woman making a debut into society.


debutante

/ ˈdɛbjʊˌtɑːnt; -ˌtænt /

noun

  1. a young woman of upper-class background who is presented to society, usually at a formal ball
  2. 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·debu·tante noun adjective

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Word History and Origins

Origin of debutante1

1795–1805; < French; feminine of débutant debutant

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Word History and Origins

Origin of debutante1

C19: from French, from débuter to lead off in a game, make one's first appearance; see debut

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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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