noun
Meaning 1
A sexually promiscuous woman (of the demimonde).
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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Standard Lemma guide
demimondaine
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noun
Meaning 2
a woman whose sexual promiscuity places her outside respectable society
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Broader terms: prostitute, cocotte, whore, harlot, bawd, tart, cyprian, fancy woman, working girl, sporting lady, lady of pleasure, woman of the street
History
Etymology
Borrowed from French demi-mondaine.
Across languages
Translations
1 source translations are retained for this English entry.
- Russian: да́ма полусвета (dáma polusveta) — a woman of the demimonde