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debutantism

debutantism noun: the status or behaviour of a debutante.

Noun

debutantism (uncountable)

  1. The status or behaviour of a debutante.
    • She was enjoying her return to society, but she had no desire to try a rebirth of debutantism.1982, Alexandra Ripley, Charleston, page 465
    • Her voice became cultivated, her walk poised, and her clothes had that choice air of debutantism.2011, Curtis Harnack, We Have All Gone Away, page 177

Origin of debutantism

From debutante + -ism.

Questions about debutantism

What does debutantism mean?
Debutantism means the status or behaviour of a debutante.
What part of speech is debutantism?
Debutantism is a noun.

Words near debutantism in the dictionary

  1. Debussysts
  2. debut
  3. debutant
  4. debutante
  5. debutantes
  6. debutantism
  7. debutants
  8. debutard
  9. debutards
  10. debute
  11. debuted

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