demimondaine

• Nom désignant une femme dont le mode de vie ou le comportement sexuel la place en dehors de la société conventionnelle ou respectable, souvent lié au demi-monde.

A noun referring to a woman whose lifestyle or sexual behavior places her outside the bounds of conventional or respectable society.

1. Woman on the fringes of societyC2formal

   A woman who lives outside the bounds of conventional society, often due to her sexual behavior or lifestyle.

   Femme en marge de la société

   • The novel's protagonist is a demimondaine navigating the complexities of 19th-century Paris.
   • In the play, the demimondaine is portrayed with both sympathy and moral ambiguity.
   • Historically, a demimondaine was often an actress or courtesan who moved in fashionable but disreputable circles.

   Synonymescourtesankept woman