'Bon ton' definitions:
Definition of 'bon ton'
From: WordNet
noun
Definition of 'Bon ton'
From: GCIDE
- 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 Vocabulary. [1913 Webster]
Definition of 'Bon ton'
From: GCIDE
- Bon ton \Bon" ton"\ (b[^o]N" t[^o]N"). [F., good tone, manner.] The height of the fashion; fashionable society. [1913 Webster]
Synonyms of 'bon ton'
From: Moby Thesaurus
- conformity,
- consuetude,
- convention,
- currency,
- custom,
- established way,
- etiquette,
- fashion,
- fashionableness,
- folkway,
- haute couture,
- high fashion,
- manner,
- manners,
- mode,
- modishness,
- mores,
- observance,
- popularity,
- practice,
- praxis,
- prescription,
- prevailing taste,
- prevalence,
- proper thing,
- ritual,
- social convention,
- standard behavior,
- standard usage,
- standing custom,
- stream of fashion,
- style,
- stylishness,
- swim,
- time-honored practice,
- tradition,
- trend,
- usage,
- use,
- vogue,
- voguishness,
- way,
- what is done,
- wont,
- wonting