woman of the world

1. : a sophisticated or worldly woman

2. : a woman of the world of fashion or high life

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a woman experienced and sophisticated in the ways and manners of the world, esp. the world of society.

[1570-80]

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woman of the world

1. A woman of fashion or of worldly wisdom

2. A woman who knows and makes allowance for, or accepts, the ways of the world

3. A married woman (obsolete)

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Main Entry: ↑woman

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woman of the world,

a woman who knows people and customs, and is tolerant of both.

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see world

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noun, pl women of the world [count]

: a woman who has had many experiences and who is not shocked by things that may be shocking to other people