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  1. demimondaine love

Definitions

American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition

  1. n. A woman belonging to the demimonde.

Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia

  1. n. A member of the demi-monde.

Wiktionary

  1. n. A sexually promiscuous woman (of the demimonde)

WordNet 3.0

  1. n. a woman whose sexual promiscuity places her outside respectable society

Etymologies

  1. French, from demi-monde, demimonde; see demimonde. (American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition)

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  • michaelt42 Similar in meaning to demirep , but sexually more adventurous, perhaps. Jul 18, 2012

  • smrtrthnu a class of women on the fringes of respectable society supported by wealthy lovers (usually each had several). Oct 11, 2008

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‘demimondaine’ has been looked up 1291 times, loved by 6 people, added to 24 lists, commented on 2 times, and has a Scrabble score of 18.