Phrase guide

high society

noun · 2 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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1

noun

Meaning 1

The socially interacting wealthy fashionable elite of a society, especially in Western societies.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: uncountable, usually

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: the quality, upper class, upper crust

Antonyms: none provided

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noun

Meaning 2

the fashionable elite

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: society, beau monde, smart set, bon ton

Antonyms: none provided

Broader terms: elite, elite group

History

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Across languages

Translations

30 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Arabic: مُجْتَمَع رَاقِيّ (mujtamaʕ rāqiyy) — the socially interacting wealthy fashionable elite of a society
  • Catalan: alta societat — the socially interacting wealthy fashionable elite of a society
  • Chinese Mandarin: 上流社會 /上流社会 (shàngliú shèhuì) — the socially interacting wealthy fashionable elite of a society
  • Esperanto: mondumo — the socially interacting wealthy fashionable elite of a society
  • Finnish: seurapiiri — the socially interacting wealthy fashionable elite of a society
  • French: haute société — the socially interacting wealthy fashionable elite of a society
  • Georgian: მაღალი საზოგადოება (maɣali sazogadoeba) — the socially interacting wealthy fashionable elite of a society
  • German: High Society — the socially interacting wealthy fashionable elite of a society
  • German: Hautevolee — the socially interacting wealthy fashionable elite of a society
  • Italian: alta società — the socially interacting wealthy fashionable elite of a society
  • Japanese: 上流社会 (jōryū shakai) — the socially interacting wealthy fashionable elite of a society
  • Khmer: សង្គមជាន់ខ្ពស់ (sɑngkum cŏən khpŭəh) — the socially interacting wealthy fashionable elite of a society
  • Korean: 상류사회 (sangnyusahoe) — the socially interacting wealthy fashionable elite of a society
  • Polish: wyższe sfery — the socially interacting wealthy fashionable elite of a society
  • Portuguese: alta sociedade — the socially interacting wealthy fashionable elite of a society
  • Romanian: înaltă societate — the socially interacting wealthy fashionable elite of a society
  • Russian: вы́сший свет (výsšij svet) — the socially interacting wealthy fashionable elite of a society
  • Russian: вы́сшее о́бщество (výsšeje óbščestvo) — the socially interacting wealthy fashionable elite of a society
  • Spanish: alta sociedad — the socially interacting wealthy fashionable elite of a society
  • Spanish: alta alcurnia — the socially interacting wealthy fashionable elite of a society
  • Swedish: överklass — the socially interacting wealthy fashionable elite of a society
  • Swedish: grädda — the socially interacting wealthy fashionable elite of a society
  • Tagalog: mataas na lipunan — the socially interacting wealthy fashionable elite of a society
  • Tagalog: alta sosyedad — the socially interacting wealthy fashionable elite of a society
  • Thai: สังคมชั้นสูง — the socially interacting wealthy fashionable elite of a society
  • Thai: ไฮโซ (hai-soo) — the socially interacting wealthy fashionable elite of a society
  • Turkish: kibarlar âlemi — the socially interacting wealthy fashionable elite of a society
  • Turkish: yüksek sosyete — the socially interacting wealthy fashionable elite of a society
  • Turkish: yüksek toplum — the socially interacting wealthy fashionable elite of a society
  • Volapük: lesogäd — the socially interacting wealthy fashionable elite of a society