bon ton
bon ton noun: the height of fashion; fashionable society.
Noun
bon ton (uncountable)
- The height of fashion; fashionable society.
- This part of the proposition is very popular, particularly with the higher and middle classes, because it is the fashion, and a mark of bon ton, to enclose one's letter in an envelope, even though, or perhaps because, it subjects it to double postage.1839, The Quarterly Review, volume 64, page 555
bon ton meaning in Tamil
bon ton in Tamil
- நற்பயிற்சி மரபு, நாகரிக உலகு, உச்ச உயர்நாகரிகப் பாணி
Origin of bon ton
Borrowed from French bon ton (literally “good tone”).
Questions about bon ton
- What does bon ton mean?
- Bon ton means the height of fashion; fashionable society.
- What is bon ton in Tamil?
- Bon ton in Tamil is நற்பயிற்சி மரபு, நாகரிக உலகு, உச்ச உயர்நாகரிகப் பாணி. See Bon ton meaning in Tamil.
- What part of speech is bon ton?
- Bon ton is a noun.
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