haut monde

variants also haute monde
Definition of haut mondenext

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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
Noun
  • More than an idyllic lakeside hamlet beloved by the international jet set, the northern Italian town of Como and the surrounding area are home to the country’s biggest silk-making districts, part of Italy’s fashion supply chain backbone.
    Martino Carrera, Footwear News, 23 June 2026
  • The business jet set flew from Montreal, Canada, to Nice, France, in just over six hours.
    Rachel Cormack, Robb Report, 8 June 2026
Noun
  • The characters are thin and the plot often ludicrous, but the sight of beautiful people making bad decisions is soothing enough to override one’s critical faculties.
    Alison Herman, Variety, 19 June 2026
  • His recruiting focused on the beautiful people of the 1980s, so the screen fills with jet-setting supermodels and nights at Studio 54.
    Stuart Miller, Los Angeles Times, 9 June 2026
Noun
  • 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
Noun
  • And the formal attire of the upper class continues to define the strict dress code today.
    Sheena McKenzie, CNN Money, 19 June 2026
  • In the nineteenth century, upper class American women who had leisure time and literacy became really into keeping floral calendars to note when wildflowers bloomed.
    Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 18 June 2026
Noun
  • Created in partnership with National Geographic CreativeWorks, the mini documentaries brought the A-list ambassadors to Norway, Japan, Hawaii and Mexico to witness the effects of global warming, overfishing and plastic marine pollution.
    Danielle Directo-Meston, HollywoodReporter, 20 June 2026
  • Two days after they were spotted having dinner in Palm Beach, Florida, the A-list pair traveled to Knoxville, Tennessee, for the wedding of Kelce's cousin Tanner Corum.
    Brendan Le, PEOPLE, 20 June 2026
Noun
  • Potentates and glitterati convened in Woodlawn this week to celebrate the opening of the Obama Presidential Center.
    David Greising, Chicago Tribune, 19 June 2026
  • Both the actor and the automaker’s models presented a powerful and dashing visage that defined the glamor of the age, and Hollywood’s glitterati were enamored with each.
    Viju Mathew, Robb Report, 3 June 2026

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“Haut monde.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/haut%20monde. Accessed 28 Jun. 2026.

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