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
  • Legal recognition of the country’s nobility stopped in 1946 and for aristocrats such as Princess Giacinta Ruspoli, upkeep of the family’s ancestral homes doesn’t come cheap.
    — Maureen O'Hare, CNN Money, 17 Oct. 2026
  • Thomas Jefferson is believed to have loved these wines and today they are enjoyed by Italian nobility and discerning wine lovers the world over.
    — Jeremy Repanich, Robb Report, 16 Oct. 2026
Definition of nobility
Noun
  • Wholesale organic revenue for the group climbed 12% in Q3, while royalties revenue was up 24% and retail was flat.
    — Joe Bobowicz, Vogue, 22 Oct. 2026
  • Its vibrant Emerald Check pattern extends from the base plate to the lid, which is topped with an ornamental glass knob that feels fit for royalty.
    — Caley Sturgill, Southern Living, 21 Oct. 2026
Definition of royalty
Noun
  • Fittingly, Gentling the Horse’s overriding theme is a fascination with the oddballs who scrape by on the fringes of capitalist society.
    — Zach Schonfeld, Pitchfork, 26 Oct. 2026
  • In a society divided by nationality, religion, ethnicity and ideology, that produces a crowded field.
    — Tal Shalev, CNN Money, 25 Oct. 2026
Definition of society
Noun
  • The middle tier of the market has been hollowed out, with prices inching higher even as brands downgrade quality.
    — Allison Morrow, CNN Money, 24 Oct. 2026
  • The movie ends with a kind of shrug, which is one of its best qualities.
    — Jackson McHenry, Vulture, 24 Oct. 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
  • When it was closed down in 1539, its treasures, books and relics were seized and its lands and buildings sold off, some to local nobles and gentry, some to the town authorities of Bury.
    — Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 28 Sep. 2026
  • 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
Definition of gentry
Noun
  • Similarly, after the traumas of the Civil War and Reconstruction, some Southern writers emphasized aberrant behavior to undercut the aristocratic whitewash of gentility and custom.
    — Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 20 Oct. 2026
  • Neil Fuentes, a founder of the New Haven Academy of Performing Arts and the artistic director of Broadway on Main, brings an uncommon gentility and hearty spirit to the character of Murray the Cop.
    — Christopher Arnott, Hartford Courant, 16 Sep. 2026
Definition of gentility
Noun
  • Even outside of Law’s upper crust of prospects, the Dodgers have intriguing pieces such as right-hander Christian Zazueta who would fill in credibly as headliners for a trade.
    — Fabian Ardaya, New York Times, 2 Aug. 2026
  • 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
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 29 Oct. 2026.

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