Demimonde

from WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006)

demimonde
    n 1: a class of woman not considered respectable because of
         indiscreet or promiscuous behavior

from The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48

Demimonde \Dem`i*monde"\, n. [F.; demi + monde world, L.
   mundus.]
   Persons of doubtful reputation; esp., women who are kept as
   mistresses, though not public prostitutes; demireps.
   [1913 Webster]

   {Literary demimonde}, writers of the lowest kind.
      [1913 Webster]

from Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0

22 Moby Thesaurus words for "demimonde":
      Aspasia, Delilah, Jezebel, Messalina, Phryne, Thais, adventuress,
      courtesan, demimondaine, demirep, fancy woman, femme fatale,
      harem girl, hetaera, houri, kept, odalisque, seductress, temptress,
      vamp, vampire, whore

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