socialite

socialite

See also: socialité

English

Etymology

From social (“pertaining to high society”) +‎ -ite, perhaps as a play on social light, in imitation of words in -ite.[1]

Pronunciation

• (General American) IPA^(key): /ˈsoʊʃəˌlaɪt/

• Audio (RP)

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Noun

socialite (plural socialites)

1. A person (often a woman) of social prominence, considered to be an influential figure.
2. 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

person of prominence and influence

French: socialite (fr) m or f German: Gesellschaftsdame f, Salonlöwe (de) m Italian: mondano (it) m, mondana (it) f Polish: lew salonowy m, lwica salonowa f Portuguese: socialite (pt) m or f, socialaite (pt) m or f Russian: све́тская льви́ца (ru) f (svétskaja lʹvíca, literally “worldly lioness”) Spanish: socialite m or f

References

1. Douglas Harper (2001–2023), “socialite”, in Online Etymology Dictionary.

Further reading

• socialite on Wikipedia.Wikipedia

Anagrams

• Aeolistic, aeolistic

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Portuguese

Etymology

Unadapted borrowing from English socialite.

Noun

socialite m or f by sense (plural socialites)

1. socialite

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Spanish

Etymology

From English socialite.

Noun

socialite m or f (plural socialites)

1. socialite