Noun: demimonde 'de-mee,mónd
Usage: archaic
Usage: archaic
- A class of woman not considered respectable because of indiscreet or promiscuous behaviour
"She was part of the Parisian demimonde in the 1920s"
Derived forms: demimondes
Type of: class, social class, socio-economic class, stratum
Encyclopedia: Demimonde