1. plural of demiworld; social groups or communities that exist on the margins of mainstream society, often characterized by unconventional or illicit activities.
Usage: often used in historical or literary contexts; can refer to underworld communities or subcultures
2. plural of demiworld; in historical contexts, communities of courtesans, mistresses, or women of questionable social standing in 19th-century Europe.
Usage: archaic; historical

Examples

• The novel explores the demiworlds of Victorian London, where outcasts and rebels gathered.
• These demiworlds operated according to their own rules and codes.
• The author documented the demiworlds that existed beneath the surface of polite society.
• Criminal demiworlds have always fascinated sociologists and historians.
• She wrote extensively about the demiworlds of artistic communities in Paris.