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high society

NOUN
fashionable society
Synonyms
STRONGEST
jet set
WEAK
aristocracy beau monde beautiful people best people café society cream of society crème de la crème cultured class elite fashionable society four hundred good society haut monde high life polite society privileged class right people smart set societe society the Four Hundred the better sorts the privileged upper class upper crust

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The 70-room mansion dates back to 1895, when it was built for business magnate Cornelius Vanderbilt II, who was one of the most prominent members of high society during that era.

From MarketWatch • Dec. 8, 2025

It reveals an American elite blinded to outrages occurring in plain view, due to the clubby nature of high society.

From Slate • Nov. 20, 2025

Louis likens himself to Pierre, the main protagonist in War & Peace, who represents the "everyman" as the illegitimate son of a rich aristocrat who inherits a huge fortune, catapulting him into Russian high society.

From BBC • Nov. 14, 2025

Thanks to TV, we can live vicariously through period dramas where people had staff to prepare their dinner and wash the dishes afterward, a perk of being born into high society.

From Salon • Nov. 1, 2025

Upon arrival in the Himalaya, Pittman appeared to adhere as closely as possible to the proprieties of high society.

From "Into Thin Air" by Jon Krakauer