A free service provided by Writers Nexus International

Writing Resources:
  • New Novelist Software
  • Writer Circles
  • Author Me
  • FirstWriter.com
  • Novel Advice
  • Robin's Nest for Writers
  • The Scriptorium
  • Women on Writing


A Writer's Dictionary:

demi-mondaine Definition


Dictionary Home » Words Starting with D » demerara ... demurred » demi-mondaine


demi-monde
noun
    1. A class of women considered to be in an unrespectable social position, eg in the 19c, the kept mistresses of society men.
    2. Any group or section of a group considered to be less than completely respectable.
Derivative: demi-mondaine
noun
    A woman member of a demi-monde. Also as adj.
Etymology: 19c: French.



Click Here