the beau mondenoun [ U ]
uk/ˌbəʊ ˈmɒnd/us/ˌboʊ ˈmɑːnd/old-fashionedthe people in a particular society who are rich and fashionable
Thesaurus: synonyms and related words
Rich people
- beautiful
- capitalist
- county
- designer socialist
- elite
- haves
- jet-setter
- laird
- means
- nabob
- nob
- plutocracy
- rentier
- rich
- the beautiful people idiom
- the jet set
- toff
- well heeled
- well off
- yuppie
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Examples from literature
- He was seated on a big boulder at the roadside, enjoying the shade, and was evidently on his way by foot to the Castle gates to watch the beau monde assembling for the review.
- Provided she could procure the means of satisfying her taste for dress, and of making a figure in the beau monde, no other concerns ever disturbed her imagination.
- We sup at your brother's to-night, with all the beau monde of Quebec: we shall be superbly entertained, I know.
- Well, if she does, I shall perhaps have a glimpse at the beau monde. I wonder if all the men in society look as high-bred as he does?