Phrase guide

jeunesse dorée

noun · 1 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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noun

Meaning 1

Young people who are dazzlingly rich, elegant, etc.; the youthful part of fashionable society.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

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History

Etymology

Borrowed from French jeunesse dorée (“gilded youth”).

Across languages

Translations

6 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Finnish: yläluokan nuoriso — rich and fashionable young people
  • Finnish: kultainen nuoriso — rich and fashionable young people
  • French: jeunesse dorée — rich and fashionable young people
  • Polish: złota młodzież — rich and fashionable young people
  • Russian: золота́я молодёжь (zolotája molodjóžʹ) — rich and fashionable young people
  • Ukrainian: золота́ мо́лодь (zolotá mólodʹ) — rich and fashionable young people