haute monde

noun

as in nobility

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  1. nobility
  2. royalty
  3. society
  4. quality
  5. peerage
  6. gentry
  7. gentility
  8. upper crust
Noun
  • Gustaf Lagerbielke, a 26-year-old center back, comes from a line of nobility, particularly Counts, in his home country.
    — Chris Branch, New York Times, 26 June 2026
  • This piece of jewelry, worn by Princess Elisabeth, was a wedding gift from the Belgian nobility to Mathilde on the occasion of her wedding in 1999.
    — Marta Martínez Tato, Vanity Fair, 24 June 2026
Definition of nobility
Noun
  • Prince Harry stops for a picture with New York royalty, Knicks star Jalen Brunson, at the TIME100 Sports Gala in New York City on July 16.
    — People Staff, PEOPLE, 18 July 2026
  • Kente used to be for royalty and for ceremonial purposes, reserved for sacred ceremonies and occasions.
    — Rachel Elspeth Gross, Forbes.com, 17 July 2026
Definition of royalty
Noun
  • Across society, loneliness and social isolation continue to rise.
    — Belonging Forum, Forbes.com, 22 July 2026
  • Rose is a helper, an idealist desperate for a better world, which for her means decarbonizing the economy by building a better society in the process.
    — Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 21 July 2026
Definition of society
Noun
  • This metric measures the quality of each chance as a player shoots, accounting for many contextual factors, including the angle and distance of the shot, and the body part used for the effort.
    — Mark Carey, New York Times, 21 July 2026
  • The business had many of the qualities the market likes, but the likely transaction raised questions about leverage, ownership, and how much value might be taken out before the public shareholder arrived.
    — Jim Osman, Forbes.com, 21 July 2026
Definition of quality
Noun
  • An initial request asks King to modify seven pages featuring the Dame Winifred Harcourt character, including an anecdote that parodied Skeffington-Lodge’s fumbled attempt to secure a peerage.
    — Charlie Tyson, Harpers Magazine, 21 Apr. 2026
  • In addition to seeking Mandelson’s withdrawal from the House of Lords, Starmer has sought to strip him of his peerage — a somewhat Herculean task that can only be done through an act of parliament.
    — Timothy Nerozzi, The Washington Examiner, 3 Feb. 2026
Definition of peerage
Noun
  • Parker will play Mary Washington, George’s strong willed mother, while Rodgers will play Sally Cary, the charming beauty of the Virginia gentry who first sees his potential.
    — Alex Ritman, Variety, 5 Sep. 2025
  • Grammer will play Lord Fairfax, the unofficial leader of the Virginia gentry who has a complicated relationship to young George Washington as both his crucial mentor and as the father of his romantic rival.
    — Dessi Gomez, Deadline, 29 Aug. 2025
Definition of gentry
Noun
  • At Montage Big Sky, a 139-room wood-and-stone main structure dispenses with antler chandeliers and wagon wheels in favor of easygoing American gentility.
    — Jesse Ashlock, Condé Nast Traveler, 14 July 2026
  • Before the yuppie era, a certain staid gentility prevailed.
    — Molly Fischer, New Yorker, 15 June 2026
Definition of gentility
Noun
  • She’s being raised in upper crust Gilead society, tutored in a private girls’ school led by Aunt Lydia (Ann Dowd) for a potential prosperous husband, specifically one in the upper ranks of the military.
    — Anthony D'Alessandro, Deadline, 27 May 2026
  • To give the illusion of a real club for California’s upper crust, several celebrities make cameos as club guests, including Michael Phelps, Suni Lee, and Finneas O’Connell, all of whom play snobbish parodies of themselves.
    — Sam Reed, Glamour, 17 Apr. 2026
Definition of upper crust
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“Haute monde.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/haute%20monde. Accessed 22 Jul. 2026.

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