haute monde

noun

Definition of haute mondenext
as in gentlefolks

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  1. nobility
  2. royalty
  3. society
  4. quality
  5. peerage
  6. gentry
  7. gentility
Noun
  • There were seven Crusades, which cut down the flower of Europe’s nobility and annihilated innumerable poor serfs for a period of more than 150 years until 1270.
    Jay Nordlinger, National Review, 5 Dec. 2024
  • Collection There’s a nobility that usually comes with characters who overcome disabilities, to say nothing of the actors who play them, but one of the dark pleasures of Matchstick Men is that triumph over adversity means being the most effective criminal possible.
    Scott Tobias, Vulture, 20 Nov. 2024
Definition of nobility
Noun
  • This is an excellent week to bask in the spotlight and embrace your inner sense of royalty.
    Kyle Thomas, People.com, 22 Dec. 2024
  • In the period ended Sept. 30, royalties rose 24 percent to 91 million euros.
    Luisa Zargani, WWD, 19 Dec. 2024
Definition of royalty
Noun
  • Even as a single, childless woman, which society calls failure, my life always felt charmed, so charmed that asking God for more felt greedy.
    Essence, Essence, 17 Dec. 2024
  • The importance of age as a powerful marker of authority — a principle that derives from the influence of Confucianism in Korean society — is vividly on display as junior officers and rank-and-file soldiers are caught, sometimes tragically, between these concepts and their duty to the nation.
    Richard Kuipers, Variety, 17 Dec. 2024
Definition of society
Noun
  • Visitors to the park are advised to check the air quality before and during their trip.
    Meredith Deliso, ABC News, 27 Dec. 2024
  • This shift not only sparks innovation but also requires organizations to implement strong governance frameworks to mitigate risks and ensure quality.
    Hrishikesh Joshi, Forbes, 27 Dec. 2024
Definition of quality
Noun
  • To win a vote in Parliament, James sometimes simply established new peerages.
    Andrew Cockburn, Harper's Magazine, 20 Aug. 2024
  • The Duke of Cambridge, Earl of Strathearn (a Scottish peerage), and Baron of Carrickfergus (an Irish peerage).
    Sam Reed, Glamour, 8 Sep. 2022
Definition of peerage
Noun
  • The Whitehaven neighborhood had developed in the late 19th century and attracted as residents the Memphis gentry.
    Michael T. Bertrand, The Conversation, 5 June 2024
  • Weather permitting but even in the occasional, rejuvenating drizzle, in wellies and hunting jackets like English gentry, Asher and Carol would tramp the grounds with the trio of dogs manic over every deer or rabbit.
    Lizz Schumer, Peoplemag, 13 Sep. 2024
Definition of gentry
Noun
  • Immediately upon being plucked from the proverbial shadows of the backroom studio, Alessandro Michele astonished with his new Gucci, a house reawakened by an intriguing gentility rich with influences from antiquity to today’s urban culture.
    Bridget Foley, WWD, 27 Sep. 2024
  • There's also an emphasis on productivity and navigating your life with quiet confidence and gentility.
    Haadiza Ogwude, The Enquirer, 2 June 2023
Definition of gentility
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“Haute monde.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/haute%20monde. Accessed 31 Dec. 2024.

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