demimonde
noun
demi·monde
ˈde-mi-ˌmänd 
ˈde-mē-
1
a
: a class of women on the fringes of respectable society supported by wealthy lovers
also
: their world
b
: the world of prostitution
2
: a distinct circle or world that is often an isolated part of a larger world
a night in the disco demimonde
especially
: one having low reputation or prestige
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Examples of demimonde in a Sentence
a documentary examining the demimonde of organized crime
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The film’s writer-director Yorgos Lanthimos, a connoisseur of Biblical violence and creator of cursed demimondes, likes to push viewers to the limit.
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Thomas Page, CNN, 21 June 2024
Adelstein in Tokyo Vice also suffers from Japanese-superiority complex after being thrust into a beguiling demimonde of yakuza gangsters and gorgeous hostesses who garnish his adventures with Kobe beef and bottle service.
—Ryu Spaeth, Vulture, 23 Apr. 2024
The film’s attitude toward the demimonde of Hong Kong sugar daddies and the models who pretend to love them boils down to a cheeky and rather thoughtless shrug.
—Owen Gleiberman, Variety, 13 July 2023
In the wake of the Dreyfus affair, which had exposed deep anxieties about who was authentically French, the French government had cracked down on immigrants, anarchists and the demimonde of Montmartre—Picasso’s people.
—Hamilton Cain, WSJ, 17 Mar. 2023
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Thomas Page, CNN, 21 June 2024
Adelstein in Tokyo Vice also suffers from Japanese-superiority complex after being thrust into a beguiling demimonde of yakuza gangsters and gorgeous hostesses who garnish his adventures with Kobe beef and bottle service.
—Ryu Spaeth, Vulture, 23 Apr. 2024
The film’s attitude toward the demimonde of Hong Kong sugar daddies and the models who pretend to love them boils down to a cheeky and rather thoughtless shrug.
—Owen Gleiberman, Variety, 13 July 2023
In the wake of the Dreyfus affair, which had exposed deep anxieties about who was authentically French, the French government had cracked down on immigrants, anarchists and the demimonde of Montmartre—Picasso’s people.
—Hamilton Cain, WSJ, 17 Mar. 2023
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“Demimonde.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/demimonde. Accessed 26 Jul. 2024.
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