haut monde

noun

variants also haute monde
Definition of haut mondenext
as in café society

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Recent Examples of haut monde Sargent escaped the scandal by decamping from Paris to London, and Gautreau retreated from the haut monde. — Rachel Syme, New Yorker, 5 May 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for haut monde
  1. jet set
  2. beautiful people
  3. beau monde
  4. upper class
  5. A-list
  6. glitterati
Noun
  • More than an idyllic lakeside hamlet beloved by the international jet set, the northern Italian town of Como and the surrounding area are home to the country’s biggest silk-making districts, part of Italy’s fashion supply chain backbone.
    — Martino Carrera, Footwear News, 23 June 2026
  • The business jet set flew from Montreal, Canada, to Nice, France, in just over six hours.
    — Rachel Cormack, Robb Report, 8 June 2026
Definition of jet set
Noun
  • The characters are thin and the plot often ludicrous, but the sight of beautiful people making bad decisions is soothing enough to override one’s critical faculties.
    — Alison Herman, Variety, 19 June 2026
  • His recruiting focused on the beautiful people of the 1980s, so the screen fills with jet-setting supermodels and nights at Studio 54.
    — Stuart Miller, Los Angeles Times, 9 June 2026
Definition of beautiful people
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  • Recordings of the three men being interrogated provide the basis for flashbacks, and scenes set in Tehran’s artistic beau monde of the late sixties show the aftermath of their adventures.
    — Richard Brody, New Yorker, 27 Mar. 2026
  • The Villa Eugénie later became a luxury hotel, and to this day, the beau monde hold court at this seaside address.
    — Mary Winston Nicklin, AFAR Media, 20 Jan. 2026
Definition of beau monde
Noun
  • The discovery was made among human bones at a burial site that researchers believe was used for members of the society’s upper classes.
    — Anthony Thompson, USA Today, 7 July 2026
  • Since February, archaeologists have discovered eight human skeletons, bronze and gold jewelry, pottery and other artifacts indicating a ceremonial burial of wealthy people or members of the society’s upper classes.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 6 July 2026
Definition of upper class
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  • Other celebrities like Kelsea Ballerini, Ed Sheeran and Jennifer Lopez were seen arriving earlier, proving that the wedding was an A-list affair.
    — Emily Trainham, FOXNews.com, 4 July 2026
  • A-list friends of Swift like Gigi Hadid, Hugh Grant and Ed Sheeran were also seen arriving at Madison Square Garden for the big event on Friday.
    — Natasha Dye, PEOPLE, 4 July 2026
Definition of A-list
Noun
  • The prestigious tennis championship is a staple of the Season, aka the unofficial social events calendar of London’s glitterati.
    — Bailey Bujnosek, InStyle, 1 July 2026
  • Yet for all his issues outside of golf, his mere presence still gets a room full of golf glitterati and paparazzi buzzing.
    — Dom Amore, Hartford Courant, 26 June 2026
Definition of glitterati

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“Haut monde.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/haut%20monde. Accessed 8 Jul. 2026.

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