high society

noun

1. society ( def 9 ).

high society

noun

1. 1. the upper classes, esp when fashionable
   2. ( as modifier )

      her high-society image

Word History and Origins

Origin of high society¹

First recorded in 1915–20

Example Sentences

After Epstein was convicted of soliciting a minor in Palm Beach in 2008 and served 13 months in jail, a stint mostly spent on work release, Dubin and her husband continued to socialize with Epstein and helped to reintroduce him into high society.

From The Daily Beast

Eloise concludes Whistledown must be a tradesperson — someone who has access to the members of the Ton but isn’t part of high society herself.

From Washington Post

The grandson of legendary fashion editor Diana Vreeland, Nicholas Vreeland was poised for a decadent life in high-society.

From The Daily Beast

At age 12, Kendrick was nominated for a Tony for her performance in the Broadway musical High Society.

From The Daily Beast

The comedy of manners is performed by a cast of French high-society characters.

From The Daily Beast

Let the woman be an old servant or a grand lady of high society, and Proust can depict her like Rembrandt.

From The Daily Beast

The glamorous couple had been photographed countless times as they glided through the glittering world of British high society.

From The Daily Beast

I had seen a great deal of life through my shop-window, and had come to the conclusion that I was formed for high society.

From Project Gutenberg

They enjoyed the peculiar novel relish of it, coming from a social pressman and a dame of high society.

From Project Gutenberg

You wish to enjoy every luxury, have your pockets filled with gold, cut a fine figure in high society, and remain virtuous.

From Project Gutenberg

The high society that could welcome its foetid pages was already ripe for the horrors of the Revolution.

From Project Gutenberg

But already in high society in Germany the wind no longer set in the direction of pure Deism.

From Project Gutenberg

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