socialite
See also: socialité
English edit
Etymology edit
From social (“pertaining to high society”) + -ite, perhaps as a play on social light, in imitation of words in -ite.[1]
Pronunciation edit
- (General American) IPA(key): /ˈsoʊʃəˌlaɪt/
Audio (Southern England) (file)
Noun edit
socialite (plural socialites)
- A person (often a woman) of social prominence, considered to be an influential figure.
- A person who goes to fashionable parties and is often written about in the newspapers, etc.
- 2008, Mike Cooley, Lisa's Birthday:
- Goodnight all you socialites don't wait up for me.
Translations edit
person of prominence and influence
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References edit
- ^ Douglas Harper (2001–2024) “socialite”, in Online Etymology Dictionary.
Further reading edit
Anagrams edit
Portuguese edit
Etymology edit
Unadapted borrowing from English socialite.
Pronunciation edit
- Hyphenation: so‧ci‧a‧li‧te
Noun edit
socialite m or f by sense (plural socialites)
Spanish edit
Etymology edit
Borrowed from English socialite.
Noun edit
socialite m or f by sense (plural socialites)