debutantism

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noun

The status or behaviour of a debutante.

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Meanings

noundebutantism (uncountable)
  1. uncountableThe 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
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    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

From debutante + -ism.

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APA

debutantism. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/debutantism

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“debutantism.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/debutantism. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “debutantism,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/debutantism.

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