beau monde

beau monde

B0141000 (bō mŏnd′, môNd′)n. pl. beaux mondes (bō môNd′) or beau mondes (bō mŏndz′) The world of fashionable society.

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[French : beau, good + monde, world, society.]

beau monde

(ˈbəʊ ˈmɒnd; French bo mɔ̃d) nthe world of fashion and society[C18: French, literally: fine world]

beau monde

(ˈboʊ ˈmɒnd, ˈmɔ̃d)
n. the fashionable world; high society. [1705–15; < French: literally, fine world]

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beau monde - the fashionable elite bon ton, high society, smart set, societyFour Hundred - the exclusive social set of a cityelite, elite group - a group or class of persons enjoying superior intellectual or social or economic status