demimonde

• Nom désignant, au XIXe siècle, une classe de femmes de réputation douteuse en raison de leur comportement jugé peu vertueux ou libertin, vivant en marge de la bonne société.

A noun referring to a class of women in the 19th century who were considered to be of questionable social standing due to their perceived indiscreet or promiscuous behavior.

indénombrable

1. Socially marginal groupC2formal

   A group of people, especially women, who are considered to be on the fringes of respectable society due to unconventional or morally questionable behavior.

   demi-monde

   • The novel vividly portrays the demimonde of 19th-century Paris.
   • She was fascinated by the artists and writers who inhabited the city's demimonde.
   • The play explores the lives of those living in the demimonde, outside conventional social circles.

   Synonymesbohemiacounterculturefringesubcultureunderworld