What does bon ton mean?

bon ton means "the fashionable elite".

What is another word for bon ton?

Close synonyms include society, high society, beau monde, smart set. Each sense on this page lists its own synonyms, because a word with several meanings rarely has one substitute that works for all of them.

Is bon ton a common word?

bon ton is banded "Uncommon" — turns up in careful writing rather than conversation. The band comes from how often the word appears in a large corpus of everyday English, not from an editor's impression.

bon ton — meaning, pronunciation and definition

noun

1 senseA person, place, thing, quality or idea.

1.
the fashionable elite
Synonymssociety high society beau monde smart set
Broaderelite

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What does bon ton mean?: bon ton means "the fashionable elite".
What is another word for bon ton?: Close synonyms include society, high society, beau monde, smart set. Each sense on this page lists its own synonyms, because a word with several meanings rarely has one substitute that works for all of them.

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