beau monde
beau monde · beaux mondes
The fashionable part of societyThe fashionable part of society.
Meaning
1 senses(dated)The fashionable part of society.
бомо́ндbomónd, вы́сший светvýsšij svet
the fashionable elite
Translations
2 languagesРусский
fashionable part of society:
Origin
Borrowed from French beau monde (literally “beautiful world”).Borrowed from French beau monde (literally “beautiful world”).
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Forms
plural: beaux mondes| Singular | beau monde |
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irregular
Synonyms
5 synonymsClose in meaning
- the fashionable elite:societyhigh societysmart setbon ton