Meanings
plural high societies
- uncountableusuallyThe socially interacting wealthy fashionable elite of a society, especially in Western societies.
Exclusive nightclubs are out of style with me / 'Cause I don't associate with high society
1969, Joe Bataan, “Ordinary Guy”1 more example
“‘What are the gaieties of the Rich, the splendours of the Powerful, what is the pride of the Great, what are the gaudy pleasures of High Society?’”
1921, Aldous Huxley, chapter II, in Crome Yellow, London: Chatto & WindusSynonyms: the quality, upper class, upper crust, haut monde
Synonyms & antonyms
nounThe socially interacting wealthy fashionable elite of a society, especially in Western societies.
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Translations
Arabic مُجْتَمَع رَاقِيّ
- مُجْتَمَع رَاقِيّ (mujtamaʕ rāqiyy)the socially interacting wealthy fashionable elite of a society
Catalan alta societat
- alta societatthe socially interacting wealthy fashionable elite of a society
Chinese Mandarin 上流社會 /上流社会
- 上流社會 /上流社会 (shàngliú shèhuì)the socially interacting wealthy fashionable elite of a society
Dutch high society, hogere kringen
- high societythe socially interacting wealthy fashionable elite of a society
- hogere kringenthe socially interacting wealthy fashionable elite of a society
Esperanto mondumo
- mondumothe socially interacting wealthy fashionable elite of a society
Finnish seurapiiri
- seurapiirithe socially interacting wealthy fashionable elite of a society
French haute société
- haute sociététhe socially interacting wealthy fashionable elite of a society
German High Society, Hautevolee
- High Societythe socially interacting wealthy fashionable elite of a society
- Hautevoleethe socially interacting wealthy fashionable elite of a society
Italian alta società
- alta societàthe socially interacting wealthy fashionable elite of a society
Japanese 上流社会
- 上流社会 (jōryū shakai)the socially interacting wealthy fashionable elite of a society
Korean 상류사회
- 상류사회 (sangnyusahoe)the socially interacting wealthy fashionable elite of a society
Polish wyższe sfery
- wyższe sferythe socially interacting wealthy fashionable elite of a society
Portuguese alta sociedade
- alta sociedadethe socially interacting wealthy fashionable elite of a society
Romanian înaltă societate
- înaltă societatethe socially interacting wealthy fashionable elite of a society
Russian вы́сший свет, вы́сшее о́бщество
- вы́сший свет (výsšij svet)the socially interacting wealthy fashionable elite of a society
- вы́сшее о́бщество (výsšeje óbščestvo)the socially interacting wealthy fashionable elite of a society
Spanish alta sociedad, alta alcurnia
- alta sociedadthe socially interacting wealthy fashionable elite of a society
- alta alcurniathe socially interacting wealthy fashionable elite of a society
Swedish överklass, grädda
- överklassthe socially interacting wealthy fashionable elite of a society
- gräddathe socially interacting wealthy fashionable elite of a society
Tagalog mataas na lipunan, alta sosyedad
- mataas na lipunanthe socially interacting wealthy fashionable elite of a society
- alta sosyedadthe socially interacting wealthy fashionable elite of a society
Thai สังคมชั้นสูง, ไฮโซ
- สังคมชั้นสูงthe socially interacting wealthy fashionable elite of a society
- ไฮโซ (hai-soo)the socially interacting wealthy fashionable elite of a society
Turkish kibarlar âlemi, yüksek sosyete
- kibarlar âlemithe socially interacting wealthy fashionable elite of a society
- yüksek sosyetethe socially interacting wealthy fashionable elite of a society
- yüksek toplumthe socially interacting wealthy fashionable elite of a society
Cite this entry
high society. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/high%20society
“high society.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/high%20society. Accessed November 4, 2026.
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