demimonde - 3 dictionary results
dem⋅i⋅monde
[dem-ee-mond; Fr. duh-mee-mawnd]
–noun
| 1. | (esp. during the last half of the 19th century) a class of women who have lost their standing in respectable society because of indiscreet behavior or sexual promiscuity. |
| 2. | a demimondaine. |
| 3. | prostitutes or courtesans in general. |
| 4. | a group whose activities are ethically or legally questionable: a demimonde of investigative journalists writing for the sensationalist tabloids. |
| 5. | a group characterized by lack of success or status: the literary demimonde. |
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Demimonde
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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