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demimondaine::noun | Spocien Dictionary
| Type | Words |
|---|---|
| Type of | working girl, cocotte, cyprian, bawd, fancy woman, harlot, lady of pleasure, prostitute, sporting lady, tart, whore, woman of the street |
Examples of demimondaine
demimondaine
She is no demimondaine, and she wants to be reasonably intact on her wedding night.
From the theatlantic.com
On a recent visit, the restaurant, now called Brasserie 44, was anemic and empty, like a demimondaine who lost her suitors and has to go to work.
From the travel.nytimes.com
The most notorious demimondaine of the era was a statuesque Spanish gypsy who is reputed to have amassed $15 million during an active career that spanned five decades.
From the time.com
One note of complexity is the morally bankrupt General, besotted with demimondaine Blanche and banking on the imminent death of Polina's perfectly healthy aunt, Babulen'ka.
From the bloomberg.com
- A woman whose sexual promiscuity places her outside respectable society
- Demimondaine was a polite 19th century term that was often used the same way we use the term "mistress" today. Demimonde primarily referred to a class of women on the fringes of respectable society supported by wealthy lovers (usually each had several). ...
