haut monde

noun

variants also haute monde
Definition of haut mondenext
as in café society

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Recent Examples of haut monde Sargent escaped the scandal by decamping from Paris to London, and Gautreau retreated from the haut monde. — Rachel Syme, New Yorker, 5 May 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for haut monde
  1. jet set
  2. beautiful people
  3. beau monde
  4. upper class
  5. A-list
  6. glitterati
Noun
  • The Calmer Side of the Gulf of Saint-Tropez Saint-Tropez has been associated with the international jet set since the 1950s thanks to legendary actress Brigitte Bardot and one of French cinema’s most iconic films, Et Dieu…Créa la Femme.
    — Lane Nieset, Travel + Leisure, 22 Aug. 2026
  • Nicole Kidman’s jet set summer continues with its most recent stop in Mykonos, Greece, where the actress was positively glowing alongside Lioness co-star Zoe Saldaña.
    — Rachel Burchfield, InStyle, 7 Aug. 2026
Definition of jet set
Noun
  • The city’s limited square footage means that even the most famous and beautiful people are humbled by a relative lack of privacy.
    — Bridget Read, Curbed, 1 Sep. 2026
  • Not even being married to one of the world’s most beautiful people could break that spell.
    — Darren Cooper, Forbes.com, 4 Aug. 2026
Definition of beautiful people
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  • Recordings of the three men being interrogated provide the basis for flashbacks, and scenes set in Tehran’s artistic beau monde of the late sixties show the aftermath of their adventures.
    — Richard Brody, New Yorker, 27 Mar. 2026
  • The Villa Eugénie later became a luxury hotel, and to this day, the beau monde hold court at this seaside address.
    — Mary Winston Nicklin, AFAR Media, 20 Jan. 2026
Definition of beau monde
Noun
  • The wealthy bought that wool, so anyone with a lot of wool clothing was upper class.
    — Jazz Tangcay, Variety, 1 Nov. 2026
  • The Regency era was in full swing, and the upper class had assembled for the season in a pastel whirl of lace and silk, complete with calling cards and exclusive dinner parties.
    — Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 26 Oct. 2026
Definition of upper class
Noun
  • But when Depp was first jettisoned from Hollywood’s A-list, major studios had begun to tire of his antics.
    — J. Kim Murphy, IndieWire, 6 Nov. 2026
  • In April, Chastain chopped her signature long, vibrant orange-copper red hair into a chin-length, blunt bob, courtesy of celebrity hairstylist Renato Campora, whose A-list clientele also includes Angelina Jolie, Selena Gomez and Amanda Seyfried.
    — Arushi Jacob, Footwear News, 6 Nov. 2026
Definition of A-list
Noun
  • For nearly 40 years, the Hollywood glitterati traded their stilettos for hiking boots in service of the Sundance Film Festival, Robert Redford’s celebration of independent cinema in the Utah mountains.
    — Laura Dannen Redman, Robb Report, 5 Nov. 2026
  • Opened in 1896 by Caspar Badrutt, the hotel has long been a playground for the glitterati; Coco Chanel, Audrey Hepburn and Alfred Hitchcock – who even has a suite named after him – were all regulars.
    — Fergus Scholes, TheWeek, 3 Nov. 2026
Definition of glitterati

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“Haut monde.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/haut%20monde. Accessed 14 Nov. 2026.

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