bon ton

bon ton
/bon" ton"/; Fr. /bawonn tawonn"/
1. good or elegant form or style.
2. something regarded as fashionably correct: The bon ton in this circle is to dress well and know influential people.
3. fashionable society.
[1765-75; < F: lit., good tone. See BOON2, TONE]

* * *


Universalium. 2010.

Игры ⚽ Нужно сделать НИР?

Look at other dictionaries:

  • bon ton — loc.s.m.inv. ES fr. {{wmetafile0}} comportamento educato, elegante e signorile; galateo, buone maniere: le regole del bon ton; anche loc.agg.inv. Sinonimi: creanza, educazione, eleganza. {{line}} {{/line}} DATA: 1813. ETIMO: fr. bon ton propr.… …   Dizionario italiano

  • bon ton — [bōn tōn′; ] Fr [ bōn tōn′] n. [Fr, good tone] 1. stylishness 2. fine manners 3. fashionable society …   English World dictionary

  • Bon ton — Ton Ton (t[^o]n), n. [F. See {Tone}.] The prevailing fashion or mode; vogue; as, things of ton. Byron. [1913 Webster] If our people of ton are selfish, at any rate they show they are selfish. Thackeray. [1913 Webster] {Bon ton}. See in the… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • Bon ton — [F., good tone, manner.] The height of the fashion; fashionable society. [1913 Webster] …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • bon ton — /bɔ̃ tɔ̃/, it. /bon ton/ locuz. m., fr. (propr. tono giusto ), usata in ital. come s.m. e agg. ■ s.m. 1. [gusto fine e raffinato] ▶◀ buon gusto, classe, eleganza, finezza, raffinatezza, ricercatezza, signorilità, squisitezza. ◀▶ cattivo gusto,… …   Enciclopedia Italiana

  • bon ton — /fr. bõˈtõ/ [loc. fr., propriamente «buon (bon) gusto (ton)»] loc. sost. m. inv. signorilità, educazione, garbo, raffinatezza, buone maniere CONTR. rozzezza, ignoranza …   Sinonimi e Contrari. Terza edizione

  • bon ton — {{/stl 13}}{{stl 7}}[wym. bą tą] {{/stl 7}}{{stl 8}}rz. mnż I, D. u, Mc. bon tonnie a. ndm {{/stl 8}}{{stl 7}} znajomość zasad dobrego wychowania i umiejętność właściwego, nienagannego zachowania się w towarzystwie : {{/stl 7}}{{stl… …   Langenscheidt Polski wyjaśnień

  • Bon ton — (fr., spr. Bong tong), guter Ton, seine Lebensart …   Pierer's Universal-Lexikon

  • Bon ton — (franz., spr. bong tóng), »guter Ton«, seine Lebensart …   Meyers Großes Konversations-Lexikon

  • Bon ton — (frz., spr. bong tong), guter Ton, feine Lebensart …   Kleines Konversations-Lexikon

Share the article and excerpts

Direct link
Do a right-click on the link above
and select “Copy Link”