Meaning of BON TON
| Pronunciation: | | 'bân 'tân
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| | Definition: | | [n] the fashionable elite |
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| | Synonyms: | | beau monde, high society, smart set, society |
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| | See Also: | | elite, Four Hundred | |
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| | Definition: | | \Bon" ton"\ [F., good tone, manner.]
The height of the fashion; fashionable society.
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| | Related Terms: | | conformity, consuetude, convention, currency, custom, established way, etiquette, fashion, fashionableness, folkway, haute couture, high fashion, manner, manners, mode, modishness, mores, observance, popularity, practice, praxis, prescription, prevailing taste, prevalence, proper thing, ritual, social convention, standard behavior, standard usage, standing custom, stream of fashion, style, stylishness, swim, time-honored practice, tradition, trend, usage, use, vogue, voguishness, way, what is done, wont, wonting |
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