jeunesse dorée

English

Etymology

Borrowed from French jeunesse dorée (“gilded youth”).

Noun

jeunesse dorée pl (plural only)

1. Young people who are dazzlingly rich, elegant, etc.; the youthful part of fashionable society.

Translations

rich and fashionable young people

• Finnish: yläluokan nuoriso, kultainen nuoriso
• French: jeunesse dorée (fr) f
• Polish: złota młodzież f
• Russian: золота́я молодёжь (ru) f (zolotája molodjóžʹ)
• Ukrainian: золота́ мо́лодь f (zolotá mólodʹ)

Further reading

• “jeunesse dorée”, in Merriam-Webster Online Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: Merriam-Webster, 1996–present.
• “jeunesse dorée”, in Lexico, Dictionary.com; Oxford University Press, 2019–2022.

French

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ʒœ.nɛs dɔ.ʁe/

Noun

jeunesse dorée f (usually uncountable, plural jeunesses dorées)

1. jeunesse dorée