demimondaine
/ˌdɛmɪmɑnˈdeɪn/
noun
- A woman who belongs to a social group that lives on the fringes of respectable society, often associated with artists, performers, or those with unconventional lifestyles.
- In the 19th century, a demimondaine might be an actress or a courtesan with a glamorous but uncertain social position.
- The film portrays the life of a demimondaine struggling to find acceptance in high society.
- The novel's heroine was a demimondaine who moved among poets and painters in Paris.
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