1. a woman of questionable social standing or morals, especially one supported by wealthy lovers
Usage: archaic; from French

Examples

• The novel depicted the life of a demimondaine in 19th-century Paris.
• She was considered a demimondaine by polite society.
• The demimondaine attended fashionable parties but was never fully accepted.
• Historical accounts describe the demimondaine as existing between respectability and scandal.
• The theater was frequented by actresses and demimondaines of the era.