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Definition of "debutante" [dé•bu•tante]

  • A young woman making a formal debut into society. (noun)

American Heritage(R) Dictionary of the English Language, Fifth Edition. Copyright (c) 2011 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.

Use "debutante" in a sentence
  • "Just as in the United States a coming out party for a debutante is in no way necessary, unless the family belongs to the social stratum which believes that it is."
  • "Restrained in the way a debutante is not, the way a bride pretends she understands."
  • "A British diplomat was more cynical; Wilson, he said, was drawn to Paris "as a debutante is entranced by the prospect of her first ball.""