Demimonde

3 definitions found

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  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]

From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:

  demimonde
       n : a class of woman not considered respectable because of
           indiscreet or promiscuous behavior

From Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0 [moby-thes]:

  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