woman of the world
noun
a woman experienced and sophisticated in the ways and manners of the world, especially the world of society.
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Origin of woman of the world
First recorded in 1570–80
Words nearby woman of the world
womanly, woman of letters, woman of the hour, woman of the house, woman of the streets, woman of the world, womanpower, woman suffrage, woman-to-woman, woman-year, womb
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Example sentences from the Web for woman of the world
And she was only twenty—for all her woman-of-the-world air, a child!
The Patrician|John Galsworthy"You've said it, Mrs. Simms," agreed Peg with her woman-of-the-world air as she drew on her riding gloves.
The Trail of Conflict|Emilie Baker LoringThe air of the woman-of-the-world was, somehow, entirely absent.
The Count's Chauffeur|William Le QueuxThis she parried with a woman-of-the-world air, quite different from her old childlike frankness.
The House of Mystery|William Henry Irwin