demi-monde
French, noun/də.mi.mɔ̃d/
demi-monde is spelled D-E-M-I-M-O-N-D-E (9 letters). Demi-monde is a French masculine noun meaning “demimonde” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) defines it as “Marges de la bonne société, mais fréquentées par celle-ci”.
What does demi-monde mean in English?
noun
- 1
masculinedemimonde
Source: English Wiktionary, French section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How French dictionaries define it
noun: 1. Marges de la bonne société, mais fréquentées par celle-ci. 2. Milieu constitué autour de femmes légères, souvent vénales ou entretenues par les hommes du monde.
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 demi-monde
- demi-mondes plural
Source: English Wiktionary and French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce demi-monde?
- /də.mi.mɔ̃d/
- \də.mi.mɔ̃d\
Sources: English Wiktionary, French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to demi-monde
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.