Demimonde (Noun)
Meaning
A class of woman not considered respectable because of indiscreet or promiscuous behavior.
Classification
Nouns denoting groupings of people or objects.
Examples
- The courtesan was shunned by polite society and relegated to the demimonde, a world of women who lived outside the bounds of conventional morality.
- In the 19th century, the demimonde was a shadowy realm of high-class prostitutes, actresses, and other women who lived by their wits and their beauty.
- The novel's protagonist was a member of the demimonde, a world of women who were considered fallen or tainted by their association with men of wealth and power.
- The demimonde was a world of whispered scandals and hidden assignations, where women lived by their own rules and answered to no one.
- In the eyes of respectable society, the actress was a member of the demimonde, a woman of dubious morals and uncertain virtue.