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Definitions for Demimonde
[1] (especially 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.
[6] (esp in the 19th century) those women considered to be outside respectable society, esp on account of sexual promiscuity
[7] any social group considered to be not wholly respectable
Words nearby Demimonde
demilitarize, demilitarized zone, demilune, demimetope, demimondaine, demimonde, demineralization, demineralize, demineralizer, demipique, demiquaver
Origin of Demimonde
1850–55; < French, equivalent to demi- demi- + monde world (< Latin mundus )
Word origin for Demimonde
C19: from French, literally: half-world