Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

jet set

Word Rarity Uncommon

Frequency: Zipf frequency 4.27 in modern English

Syllables: jet set
IPA

13

Scrabble Score

6

Letters

1

Syllables

4

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A social class of wealthy people who travel for pleasure.

adj

Relating to the lifestyle of the jet set.

verb

To follow the lifestyle of the jet set.

Intransitive verb

Example Sentences

"And when the snow falls you're found in St. Moritz / With the others of the jet set / And you sip your Napoleon brandy / But you never get your lips wet, no you don't"
"You should belong to the jet set / Fly your own private Learjet / But you worked in a grocery store / Every day you could afford to get away"
"He had pleaded with her to come back to the yacht to discuss things away from the DJ and the cocktails and eavesdropping jet set, but she had turned on her spike heels and disappeared."
"Magazines kept aristocrats on the payroll to facilitate access to jet-set playgrounds like Corfu and Mustique."

Usage

Intransitive verb

Inflected Forms

jet sets (plural) jetset (alternative) jet-set (alternative) jet sets (present, singular) jet setting (participle, present) jet setted (participle, past) jet setted (past)

Phrases

jet-setty jet-setter jet-setting beautiful people high society

Frequently Paired Words

jet-setter jet-setting beautiful people high society VIP

Questions

What does jet set mean?: A social class of wealthy people who travel for pleasure.

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