mondainen.

Brit.

/ˈmɒndeɪn/, U.S.

/ˌmɑnˈdeɪn/

Origin: A borrowing from French. Etymon: French mondaine.

Etymology: < French mondaine (1868), feminine form corresponding to mondain mondain n. Compare slightly later mondaine adj. O.E.D. Suppl. (1933) gives only the non-naturalized pronunciation (moṅdę̄n) /mɔ̃dɛn/.

Now rare.

A woman who belongs to aristocratic or fashionable society; an élégante.

ΘΚΠ

society > society and the community > social class > the common people > specific classes of common people > fashionable society > [noun] > member of > female

fine lady1577

girl about ( the) towna1701

élégante1797

lionne1846

flâneuse1879

mondaine1888

mundane1897

nymph1898

Sloane Ranger1975

bright young thing2016

1888 Mrs. H. Ward Robert Elsmere II. iv. xxvi. 285 He was in a mood to be impatient with a mondaine's languid inquiries into clerical work.

1889 E. Dowson Let. 24 Mar. (1967) 55 Here you have the refinement of the mondaine with the independence of the cocotte.

1908 Westm. Gaz. 3 Oct. 13/2 The bold attempt of the milliners to coax mondaines to the smaller hat will be watched with interest.

1920 Q. Rev. July 38 The provocative elegance of the Flavian mondaines.

1970 G. Greer Female Eunuch 266 Flatly contemptuous words like kept-woman and call-girl have taken over..from..courtesan, mondaine.

1993 San Francisco Chron. (Nexis) 24 Aug. e3 While I waited for Robert to arrive, I read the brochure: ‘Quaglino's bar with its maple wood..and monochrome mondaines pouting from the walls promotes the right mood.’

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2002; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

mondaineadj.

Brit.

/ˈmɒndeɪn/, U.S.

/ˌmɑnˈdeɪn/

Forms: 1800s– mondain, 1800s– mondaine.

Origin: A borrowing from French. Etymon: French mondain.

Etymology: < French mondain (feminine mondaine ): see mondain n. Compare earlier mondain n. and mondaine n. O.E.D. Suppl. (1933) gives only the non-naturalized pronunciation (moṅdę̄n) /mɔ̃dɛn/.

Belonging to, or characteristic of, fashionable society; worldly.

ΘΚΠ

society > morality > moral evil > evil nature or character > lack of magnanimity or noble-mindedness > [adjective] > worldly

worldly1340

mundanec1475

mundial1499

worldly-minded1528

worldly-witted1563

mundal1614

uncelestial1661

terraefilial1745

unideal1760

materialistic1877

mondaine1889

1889 E. Dowson Let. c1 Jan. (1967) 23 I will free myself from the intolerable corvée of the mondain dinner.

1896 C. M. Yonge Release ii. viii. 144 Ah! you are mondaine, you are Protestant, madame.

1929 L. Rea Six Mrs. Greenes ii. 58 Lavinia, mondaine, vivid, with a delicate certainty of touch.

1952 R. C. Hutchinson Recoll. of Journey viii. 174 I intended to give the neckline as much of mondaine elegance as the stuff allowed.

1985 V. S. Pritchett Man of Letters 161 The acerbity of a novelist like Mrs Wharton is mondain before it is intellectual.

1990 J. Rose Modigliani (BNC) 133 The contrast between the mondaine world of Beatrice Hastings and the ghetto of Jewish painters from Eastern Europe could hardly have been greater.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2002; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	mondaine
释义	mondainen. Brit. /ˈmɒndeɪn/, U.S. /ˌmɑnˈdeɪn/ Origin: A borrowing from French. Etymon: French mondaine. Etymology: < French mondaine (1868), feminine form corresponding to mondain mondain n. Compare slightly later mondaine adj. O.E.D. Suppl. (1933) gives only the non-naturalized pronunciation (moṅdę̄n) /mɔ̃dɛn/. Now rare. A woman who belongs to aristocratic or fashionable society; an élégante. ΘΚΠ society > society and the community > social class > the common people > specific classes of common people > fashionable society > [noun] > member of > female fine lady1577 girl about ( the) towna1701 élégante1797 lionne1846 flâneuse1879 mondaine1888 mundane1897 nymph1898 Sloane Ranger1975 bright young thing2016 1888 Mrs. H. Ward Robert Elsmere II. iv. xxvi. 285 He was in a mood to be impatient with a mondaine's languid inquiries into clerical work. 1889 E. Dowson Let. 24 Mar. (1967) 55 Here you have the refinement of the mondaine with the independence of the cocotte. 1908 Westm. Gaz. 3 Oct. 13/2 The bold attempt of the milliners to coax mondaines to the smaller hat will be watched with interest. 1920 Q. Rev. July 38 The provocative elegance of the Flavian mondaines. 1970 G. Greer Female Eunuch 266 Flatly contemptuous words like kept-woman and call-girl have taken over..from..courtesan, mondaine. 1993 San Francisco Chron. (Nexis) 24 Aug. e3 While I waited for Robert to arrive, I read the brochure: ‘Quaglino's bar with its maple wood..and monochrome mondaines pouting from the walls promotes the right mood.’ This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2002; most recently modified version published online March 2022). mondaineadj. Brit. /ˈmɒndeɪn/, U.S. /ˌmɑnˈdeɪn/ Forms: 1800s– mondain, 1800s– mondaine. Origin: A borrowing from French. Etymon: French mondain. Etymology: < French mondain (feminine mondaine ): see mondain n. Compare earlier mondain n. and mondaine n. O.E.D. Suppl. (1933) gives only the non-naturalized pronunciation (moṅdę̄n) /mɔ̃dɛn/. Belonging to, or characteristic of, fashionable society; worldly. ΘΚΠ society > morality > moral evil > evil nature or character > lack of magnanimity or noble-mindedness > [adjective] > worldly worldly1340 mundanec1475 mundial1499 worldly-minded1528 worldly-witted1563 mundal1614 uncelestial1661 terraefilial1745 unideal1760 materialistic1877 mondaine1889 1889 E. Dowson Let. c1 Jan. (1967) 23 I will free myself from the intolerable corvée of the mondain dinner. 1896 C. M. Yonge Release ii. viii. 144 Ah! you are mondaine, you are Protestant, madame. 1929 L. Rea Six Mrs. Greenes ii. 58 Lavinia, mondaine, vivid, with a delicate certainty of touch. 1952 R. C. Hutchinson Recoll. of Journey viii. 174 I intended to give the neckline as much of mondaine elegance as the stuff allowed. 1985 V. S. Pritchett Man of Letters 161 The acerbity of a novelist like Mrs Wharton is mondain before it is intellectual. 1990 J. Rose Modigliani (BNC) 133 The contrast between the mondaine world of Beatrice Hastings and the ghetto of Jewish painters from Eastern Europe could hardly have been greater. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2002; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.1888adj.1889
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