Of a person or his or her attributes: of exalted rank, status, dignity, or estimation. Also of a person's reputation or position in society: exalted…
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| 释义 | society > society and the community > social class > the common people > specific classes of common people > fashionable society > [noun] (102) higheOE Of a person or his or her attributes: of exalted rank, status, dignity, or estimation. Also of a person's reputation or position in society: exalted… high life?a1518 The way of life of or associated with the upper classes or wealthy people; an extravagant or luxurious lifestyle. Now chiefly in to live the high life… towna1616 With singular and plural agreement. Chiefly with the. The inhabitants of a town or city considered collectively, townspeople; (also) spec.… world1618 Fashionable society; = beau monde, n. Similarly in descriptive phrases, as the world of fashion, the fashionable world, etc.; also the polite world… grand monde1673 With the. Fashionable society; high society. Cf. beau monde, n. society1693 Also with capital initial. The aggregate of fashionable, wealthy, or otherwise prominent people regarded as forming a distinct class or body in… beau monde1712 The fashionable world, ‘society’. fine world1740 fashionable society; = beau monde, n. monde1765 The social world of fashionable or aristocratic people; such people collectively. Also: a person's own social circle or set. Cf. grand monde, n.… tonc1770 transferred. People of fashion; fashionable society; the fashionable world. high society1782 people who are fashionable, wealthy, and influential, regarded as forming a distinct group in a community. fashion1807 Fashionable people; the fashionable world. all the world1808 spec. Everybody in fashionable society; everybody of account. Obsolete. society1840 A group of fashionable, wealthy, or otherwise prominent people. Cf. sense 7c. Obsolete. smart set1851 the extremely fashionable portion of society; fashionable people considered as a group; also in extended use. swelldom1854 The realm or world of ‘swells’; people of rank and fashion, or of distinction of any kind. Fifth Avenue1858 Used figuratively to denote fashion, elegance, or high society. Frequently attributive. fashionabledom1859 The fashionable world. haut monde1864 The fashionable world: cf. beau monde, n. the big cheesea1910 U.S. the big cheese: wealthy or respectable society. Obsolete. higlif1911 High society. haute Bohème1925 A name applied to members of any fast or high-class Bohemian set. café society1937 a group of people who frequent fashionable restaurants, night-clubs, and resorts: also attributive. jet set1949 Wealthy and fashionable people, esp. those who travel widely and frequently for pleasure, regarded as a social group. In early use more generally… beautiful people1950 Wealthy and fashionable people, regarded as a social group; the members of a social or celebrity elite. Chiefly with the. Cf. beau monde, n. Subcategories:— personified (1) — style or quality of (11) — member of (65) |
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