- socialite
- so·cial·ite
English syllables. 2014.
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Socialité — es un pseudo galicismo creado en español a imitación del inglés norteamericano socialite (pron. sóu sha lait), que se refiere a una persona considerada como celebridad de gremio, local, nacional o internacional, gracias a su habilidad para… … Wikipedia Español
socialité — ● socialité nom féminin Instinct social. socialité [sɔsjalite] n. f. ÉTYM. XVIe; de social. ❖ 1 Vx. ⇒ Sociabilité. 2 Caractère social, propre à la société … Encyclopédie Universelle
socialite — (n.) 1928, probably a coinage among writers and editors at Time magazine, perhaps as a contraction of social light, in imitation of words in ite … Etymology dictionary
socialite — [n] aristocrat blueblood, Brahmin, deb*, debutante, gentleperson, lace curtain*, member of the upper class, noble, patrician, silk stocking, upper cruster; concept 423 … New thesaurus
socialite — ► NOUN ▪ a person who mixes in fashionable society … English terms dictionary
socialite — ☆ socialite [so′shə līt΄ ] n. a person who is prominent in fashionable society … English World dictionary
Socialite — A socialite is a person who is known to be a part of fashionable society because of his or her regular participation in social activities and fondness for spending a significant amount of time entertaining and being entertained. Some socialites… … Wikipedia
socialité — (so si a li té) s. f. Terme didactique. Qualité de l être social, mode de vie de l être social. SYNONYME SOCIALITÉ, SOCIABILITÉ. La sociabilité est la tendance à vivre en société ; la socialité est le résultat de cette tendance, le mode de vie … Dictionnaire de la Langue Française d'Émile Littré
socialite — UK [ˈsəʊʃəlaɪt] / US [ˈsoʊʃ(ə)lˌaɪt] noun [countable] Word forms socialite : singular socialite plural socialites someone who goes to social events organized by fashionable people … English dictionary
socialite — so|cial|ite [ˈsəuʃəl aıt US ˈsou ] n someone who is well known for going to many fashionable parties, and who is often rich ▪ a Washington socialite … Dictionary of contemporary English
socialite — [[t]so͟ʊʃəlaɪt[/t]] socialites N COUNT A socialite is a person who attends many fashionable upper class social events and who is well known because of this. [JOURNALISM] … English dictionary
