beau monde

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Transcription

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- UK Pronunciation
- UK IPA
- [boh mawnd]
- /boʊ mɔ̃d/
- /bəʊ ˈmɑːnd/

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [boh mawnd]
- /boʊ mɔ̃d/

Definitions of beau monde words

noun beau monde the world of fashion and society 3
noun beau monde fashionable society 3
noun beau monde the fashionable world; high society. 1
noun beau monde (dated) The fashionable part of society. 0

See all 4 definitions of beau monde

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Origin of beau monde

First appearance:

before 1705

One of the 50% oldest English words

1705-15; < French: literally, fine world. See beau, monde

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Parts of speech for Beau monde

noun

adjective

verb

adverb

pronoun

preposition

conjunction

determiner

exclamation

Full grammatical hierarchy of Beau monde

beau monde popularity

A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 31% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.

According to our data about 61% of words is more used. This is a rare but used term. It occurs in the pages of specialized literature and in the speech of educated people.

beau monde usage trend in Literature

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Synonyms for beau monde

noun beau monde

beautiful people — wealthy, fashionable people of the leisure class
haut monde — high society.
high society — society (def 9).
society — an organized group of persons associated together for religious, benevolent, cultural, scientific, political, patriotic, or other purposes.
bon ton — sophisticated manners or breeding

All 6 Synonyms of beau monde