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saloniste

saloniste noun: one who attends salons (social gatherings).

Noun

saloniste (plural salonistes)

  1. (historical) One who attends salons (social gatherings).
    • Lady Ottoline Morrell, the extravagant saloniste whose lovers included Bertrand Russell, was among those who insisted on preserving a marriage even in the face of disaster: a weak-willed, emotionally fragile politician, Philip Morell had a near-breakdown in his wife’s presence when he “launched...2007 July 24, Michelle Green, “The Bloomsburys and Other Marital Experimenters”, in New York Times

Forms of saloniste

pluralsalonistes
alternative formsalonist

Origin of saloniste

French?

Questions about saloniste

What does saloniste mean?
Saloniste means one who attends salons (social gatherings).
What part of speech is saloniste?
Saloniste is a noun.
What is the plural of saloniste?
The plural of saloniste is salonistes.

Words near saloniste in the dictionary

  1. Salongas
  2. Salonica
  3. salonical
  4. Salonika
  5. salonist
  6. saloniste
  7. salonistes
  8. salonists
  9. salonlike
  10. salonnier
  11. salonniers

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