SOCIALITE Synonyms: 23 Similar and Opposite Words

socialite

noun

Definition of socialite

as in noble

someone who is well-known in fashionable society and is often seen at parties and other social events for wealthy people Many of the city's socialites showed up for the premiere gala.

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Recent Examples of socialite His designs have earned the small, independent designer a diverse fanbase of Southern socialites, Carrie Bradshaw lookalikes, and rappers like Megan Thee Stallion. — Kevin Huynh, InStyle, 11 June 2026 The influencer and socialite has 250,000 followers on Instagram. — Joseph Konig, PEOPLE, 8 June 2026 Now the Daily Mail, that 39-year-old Florida socialite Anderson, is looking past the wedding. — Lizzie Lanuza, StyleCaster, 4 June 2026 American vacationers, Emirati princes, French fashion designers, British socialites and new-money Chinese. — Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 2 June 2026 See All Example Sentences for socialite

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Guides spoke of the monthlong siege that ended only because of the treachery of a local noble who turned on the sultan and allowed British troops to scale the walls.

— Ishaan Tharoor, New Yorker, 2 July 2026
While life expectancy was lower during the 15th Century, nobles like Simonetta often lived longer due in part to their wealth.

— Laura Baisas, Popular Science, 17 June 2026

Definition of noble

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Perched along the Sea of Marmara, the boutique property sits on the largest of the islands, Büyükada, whose Ottoman-era mansions are where intellectuals and aristocrats held court in the 19th century.

— Liam Hess, Vogue, 1 July 2026
Joel David Smallbone is briefly amusing as a cranky aristocrat and the rest of the cast does what they are expected to do.

— Pete Hammond, Deadline, 1 July 2026

Definition of aristocrat

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