demimondaine

[ dem-ee-mon-deyn; French duh-mee-mawn-den ]
/ ˌdɛm i mɒnˈdeɪn; French də mi mɔ̃ˈdɛn /

noun, plural dem·i·mon·daines [dem-ee-mon-deynz; French duh-mee-mawn-den] /ˌdɛm i mɒnˈdeɪnz; French də mi mɔ̃ˈdɛn/.

a woman of the demimonde.

adjective

of or relating to the demimonde.

Origin of demimondaine

1890–95; < French, equivalent to demimonde demimonde + -aine feminine adj. suffix < Latin -āna -an

British Dictionary definitions for demimondaine

demimondaine
/ (ˌdɛmɪˈmɒndeɪn, French dəmimɔ̃dɛn) /

noun

a woman of the demimonde

Word Origin for demimondaine

C19: from French