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[ deb-yoo-tahnt, -tant ] / ˈdɛb yʊˌtɑnt, -ˌtænt / SEE SYNONYMS FOR debutante ON THESAURUS.COM
nouna young woman making a debut into society. Origin of debutante1795–1805; <French; feminine of débutantdebutant OTHER WORDS FROM debutantepost·deb·u·tante, noun, adjectiveWords nearby debutantedebus, Debussy, Debussy, Claude, debut, debutant, debutante, debye, dec-, deca-, decadal, decade Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for debutanteBefore his marriage to the Queen, Philip dated society beauty Osla Benning, a Canadian debutante, whom he met in 1939. Sex Lives of the New Royals|Tom Sykes|July 25, 2012|DAILY BEAST It was a typical Southern upbringing complete with not one, but two debutante balls. The Lesbian Hugh Hefner|Itay Hod|December 18, 2010|DAILY BEAST At first glance, Finke, a debutante from Manhattan, is a rarity in this wicked pantheon of secret-sharers. The Vipers of Tinseltown|Lee Siegel|July 18, 2009|DAILY BEAST She had been raised as a debutante, a beautiful, delicate orchid from Vancouver, Canada. Chris Matthews on the Buckley Mystique|Chris Matthews|May 3, 2009|DAILY BEAST
Not more than one debutante in ten is; Emily was one of the nine. Saturday's Child|Kathleen Norris Two photographers fought for the honour of being permitted to photograph the debutante. The Confession of a Fool|August Strindberg And, incongruous as it may sound, Clodagh's was the position of the debutante. The Gambler|Katherine Cecil Thurston It beats the debutante slink, that came in with narrow skirts. The Girls of Central High on the Stage|Gertrude W. Morrison A debutante, as beautiful as she was clever, was drawing the entire capital to the Comedie Francaise. The Memoirs of Madame de Montespan, Complete|Madame La Marquise De Montespan
British Dictionary definitions for debutante/ (ˈdɛbjʊˌtɑːnt, -ˌtænt) /
nouna young woman of upper-class background who is presented to society, usually at a formal ball a girl or young woman regarded as being upper-class, wealthy, and of a frivolous or snobbish social set Word Origin for debutanteC19: from French, from débuter to lead off in a game, make one's first appearance; see debut Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012 Words related to debutantedeb, young lady |