jeunesse dorée
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English[edit]
Etymology[edit]
Borrowed from French jeunesse dorée (“gilded youth”).
Noun[edit]
jeunesse dorée pl (plural only)
- Young people who are dazzlingly rich, elegant, etc.; the youthful part of fashionable society.
Translations[edit]
rich and fashionable young people
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Further reading[edit]
- “jeunesse dorée”, in Merriam-Webster Online Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: Merriam-Webster, 1996–present.
- “jeunesse dorée”, in Lexico, Dictionary.com; Oxford University Press, 2019–2022.
French[edit]
Pronunciation[edit]
Noun[edit]
jeunesse dorée f (usually uncountable, plural jeunesses dorées)
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