Debutante
noun
A young woman making her formal entrance into society.
She was presented to society as a debutante at a large formal gathering.
Often appears as...
- debutante ball
- debutante party
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Formal
noun
A person who is a beginner or first time performer in a particular field.
The artist had a strong start in the art world as a debutante, with her pieces being featured in several famous galleries.
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Formal
noun
A young woman making her formal entrance into society.
She was presented to society as a debutante at a large formal gathering.
Often appears as...
- debutante ball
- debutante party
Usage tips
Formal
noun
A person who is a beginner or first time performer in a particular field.
The artist had a strong start in the art world as a debutante, with her pieces being featured in several famous galleries.
Usage tips
Formal
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Pro Tip 1/3Upper-Class Tradition
Associated with high society and traditions where introducing a young woman is seen as important.
Her debutante ball was held at the city's most exclusive club.
Pro Tip 2/3Formal Event
Often involves a formal event or ceremony with strict dress codes and social etiquettes.
She wore her grandmother's pearls to her debutante ceremony.
Pro Tip 3/3Coming-of-Age
Marks a young woman's transition from childhood to adulthood, often celebrated in various cultures.
After her debutante presentation, she was considered a young adult.
Pro Tip 1/3Upper-Class Tradition
Associated with high society and traditions where introducing a young woman is seen as important.
Her debutante ball was held at the city's most exclusive club.
Pro Tip 2/3Formal Event
Often involves a formal event or ceremony with strict dress codes and social etiquettes.
She wore her grandmother's pearls to her debutante ceremony.
Pro Tip 3/3Coming-of-Age
Marks a young woman's transition from childhood to adulthood, often celebrated in various cultures.
After her debutante presentation, she was considered a young adult.
Pro Tip 1/3Upper-Class Tradition
Associated with high society and traditions where introducing a young woman is seen as important.
Her debutante ball was held at the city's most exclusive club.
Pro Tip 2/3Formal Event
Often involves a formal event or ceremony with strict dress codes and social etiquettes.
She wore her grandmother's pearls to her debutante ceremony.
Pro Tip 3/3Coming-of-Age
Marks a young woman's transition from childhood to adulthood, often celebrated in various cultures.
After her debutante presentation, she was considered a young adult.
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the first time that ever happened in Major League history very obscure in Major League history but it won't be the last if I have anything to say about it people want to know how I got there from here my twin sister and I were international debutantes we went to
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Eating Myself: Giant...
centipede about a foot long in your face and full of surprises first surprise this centipede is still growing so it's got to shed so a new exoskeleton can grow on its body like a debutante wriggling out of a too-tight evening
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Go to umpire school PIPE...
the first time that ever happened in Major League history very obscure in Major League history but it won't be the last if I have anything to say about it people want to know how I got there from here my twin sister and I were international debutantes we went to
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Eating Myself: Giant...
centipede about a foot long in your face and full of surprises first surprise this centipede is still growing so it's got to shed so a new exoskeleton can grow on its body like a debutante wriggling out of a too-tight evening
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Christopher Buckley
American Novelist
Her parents, Austin Taylor and Kathleen Taylor, were big deals in Vancouver - they were civic leaders, and he raced horses in the Kentucky Derby - and my mother grew up a debutante. And when she and my dad were married, there were about a thousand guests at that reception.
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Lauren Bacall
American Actress
I wasn't brought up as a society girl to go to balls and be a debutante and marry the social set and money and go to parties. No one in my family lived like that. And I never wanted to live like that. I was brought up to believe in work. I always wanted a career. Always.
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Dan Jenkins
American Author
Tiger Woods was a month away from 34 years of age when his debutantes began turning up in the news. He was a grown man with a wife and two children. Well, we supposed he had a wife, but that was before we learned she was only an ornament.
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Harshvardhan Rane
Indian Actor
Vicky Donor' or 'Madras Caf,' John's films have been path-breaking. I have full faith in the script of my movie, and my director, too, is a debutante. I like the conviction with which they work, and that gives me a lot of confidence.
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Jack Davenport
British Actor
My maternal grandmother, Penelope, was a very big figure in my life. She was a child of the Raj, born in India, a debutante who hobnobbed with royals, then married a Canadian, Bill Aitken, who became MP for Bury St Edmunds.
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Wentworth Miller
English Actor
I broke my nose in gym when a ball hit me. I took a girl to her debutante ball the next week wearing a tux and a big, honking bandage. Not the romantic night she had in mind.
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Aishwarya Lekshmi
Indian Actress
Maya Nadhi' came soon after 'Njandu.' I auditioned twice, before being chosen. The shoot is so much fun and is a big training ground for a debutante like me.
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Gene Tierney
American Actress
I was plunged into what was known as the debutante social whirl. This was one of the ways fathers justified their own hard work and sacrifices.
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Amy Carter
American Celebrity
In my position, I could be a debutante. But we only got to this position by being a politically active family.
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Christopher Buckley
American Novelist
Her parents, Austin Taylor and Kathleen Taylor, were big deals in Vancouver - they were civic leaders, and he raced horses in the Kentucky Derby - and my mother grew up a debutante. And when she and my dad were married, there were about a thousand guests at that reception.
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Lauren Bacall
American Actress
I wasn't brought up as a society girl to go to balls and be a debutante and marry the social set and money and go to parties. No one in my family lived like that. And I never wanted to live like that. I was brought up to believe in work. I always wanted a career. Always.
Quote examples
Dan Jenkins
American Author
Tiger Woods was a month away from 34 years of age when his debutantes began turning up in the news. He was a grown man with a wife and two children. Well, we supposed he had a wife, but that was before we learned she was only an ornament.
Quote examples
Harshvardhan Rane
Indian Actor
Vicky Donor' or 'Madras Caf,' John's films have been path-breaking. I have full faith in the script of my movie, and my director, too, is a debutante. I like the conviction with which they work, and that gives me a lot of confidence.
Quote examples
Jack Davenport
British Actor
My maternal grandmother, Penelope, was a very big figure in my life. She was a child of the Raj, born in India, a debutante who hobnobbed with royals, then married a Canadian, Bill Aitken, who became MP for Bury St Edmunds.
Quote examples
Wentworth Miller
English Actor
I broke my nose in gym when a ball hit me. I took a girl to her debutante ball the next week wearing a tux and a big, honking bandage. Not the romantic night she had in mind.
Quote examples
Aishwarya Lekshmi
Indian Actress
Maya Nadhi' came soon after 'Njandu.' I auditioned twice, before being chosen. The shoot is so much fun and is a big training ground for a debutante like me.
Quote examples
Gene Tierney
American Actress
I was plunged into what was known as the debutante social whirl. This was one of the ways fathers justified their own hard work and sacrifices.
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Amy Carter
American Celebrity
In my position, I could be a debutante. But we only got to this position by being a politically active family.
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