haut monde

American  

[oh mond, oh mawnd] / ˌoʊ ˈmɒnd, oʊ ˈmɔ̃d /

Also haute-monde

noun

1. high society.

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haut monde British  

/ o mɔ̃d /

noun

1. high society

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Etymology

Origin of haut monde

From French

Example Sentences

While in Switzerland, she persuades the haut monde that she is a wealthy widow — and earns the admiration of two eligible suitors.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 26, 2019

Still, vestiges of the Century’s haut monde past remain.

From New York Times • Feb. 21, 2016

In scenes that included the haut monde, Minnelli was especially brilliant and derisive.

From The New Yorker • Apr. 13, 2015

Scheming in embroidered cloche hats, it sipped tea and fingered jewels while listening to the gossip of the haut monde.

From Slate • Mar. 18, 2014

But it was to the haut monde that its primary appeal was made.

From The Works of Max Beerbohm by Beerbohm, Max, Sir