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.
[1913 Webster]
Literary demimonde, writers of the lowest kind.
[1913 Webster]
Source: The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48
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22 Moby Thesaurus words for "demimonde":
Aspasia, Delilah, Jezebel, Messalina, Phryne, Thais, adventuress,
courtesan, demimondaine, demirep, fancy woman, femme fatale,
harem girl, hetaera, houri, kept, odalisque, seductress, temptress,
vamp, vampire, whore
Source: Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0
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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.
Source: Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)
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