<p><strong>Noun:</strong></p><ul><li>A class of women who have lost their standing in respectable society because of indiscreet behavior or sexual promiscuity, especially during the last half of the 19th century.</li><li>A demimondaine.</li><li>Prostitutes or courtesans in general.</li><li>A group whose activities are ethically or legally questionable; a demimonde of investigative journalists writing for sensationalist tabloids.</li><li>A group characterized by lack of success or status; the literary demimonde.</li></ul><p><strong>End of Response</strong></p>