- beau monde
- n. fashionable society.
Etymology: F
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nounthe fashionable elite• Syn: ↑society, ↑high society, ↑smart set, ↑bon ton• Hypernyms: ↑elite, ↑elite group• Member Meronyms: ↑Four Hundred* * *
\(ˈ)bō|mōnd, -mänd\ noun (plural beau mondes or beaux mondes): the world of high society and fashion* * *
/boh" mond"/; Fr. /boh mawonnd"/the fashionable world; high society.[1705-15; < F: lit., fine world. See BEAU, MONDE]* * *
beau monde /mɔ̃d/ nounThe world of fashion and high society• • •Main Entry: ↑beau* * *
beau monde «boh MOND; French boh mnD», plural beaux mondes «boh MOND; French boh mnD».fashionable society.╂[< French beau monde (literally) fine world]* * *
[ˌbō 'mônd]n. the beau monde fashionable societyOrigin:
Useful english dictionary. 2012.