Phrase guide

jet set

adj · noun · verb · 4 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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1

adj

Meaning 1

Relating to the lifestyle of the jet set.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: not-comparable

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2

noun

Meaning 2

A social class of wealthy people who travel for pleasure.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: idiomatic

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3

verb

Meaning 3

To follow the lifestyle of the jet set.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: intransitive

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4

noun

Meaning 4

a set of rich and fashionable people who travel widely for pleasure

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

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Broader terms: set, circle, band, lot

History

Etymology

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Across languages

Translations

16 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Finnish: jetset- — relating to the jet set
  • Finnish: suihkuseurapiiri- — relating to the jet set
  • Polish: jetsetowy — relating to the jet set
  • Catalan: jet-set — wealthy people who travel for pleasure
  • Dutch: jetset — wealthy people who travel for pleasure
  • Finnish: suihkuseurapiiri — wealthy people who travel for pleasure
  • French: jet-set — wealthy people who travel for pleasure
  • German: Jetset — wealthy people who travel for pleasure
  • Greek: τζετ σετ (tzet set) — wealthy people who travel for pleasure
  • Hebrew: חוג הסילון — wealthy people who travel for pleasure
  • Italian: jet-set — wealthy people who travel for pleasure
  • Polish: jet set — wealthy people who travel for pleasure
  • Serbo-Croatian: џетсет — wealthy people who travel for pleasure
  • Serbo-Croatian: džetset — wealthy people who travel for pleasure
  • Spanish: jet set — wealthy people who travel for pleasure
  • Swedish: jet set — wealthy people who travel for pleasure