bas monde
French, noun/ba mɔ̃d/
bas monde is a French masculine noun meaning “this world, the earthly world” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) defines it as “Le monde d’ici-bas, par opposition au monde céleste, au paradis”.
What does bas monde mean in English?
noun
- 1
masculinethis world, the earthly world
en ce bas monde, dans ce bas monde, ici-bas
Source: English Wiktionary, French section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How French dictionaries define it
noun: 1. Le monde d’ici-bas, par opposition au monde céleste, au paradis.
The definition in the French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire), in French.
Source: French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire), dump of September 1, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org.
Forms of bas monde
- bas mondes plural
Source: English Wiktionary and French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce bas monde?
- /ba mɔ̃d/
- /bɑ mɔ̃d/
- \bɑ mɔ̃d\
Sources: English Wiktionary, French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.