beau monde

English

Etymology

Borrowed from French beau monde (literally “beautiful world”).

Noun

beau monde (plural beaux mondes)

(dated) The fashionable part of society.
- 2018, David Birmingham, A Concise History of Portugal:
  The beau monde went to the Maria II opera house to see and be seen.

Coordinate terms

demimonde

Derived terms

beau monde seasoning

Translations

fashionable part of society

French: beau monde m
Georgian: ბომონდი (bomondi)

Russian: бомо́нд (ru) m (bomónd), вы́сший свет m (výsšij svet)

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