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adjective
- 1. expensively stylish: informal "the ritzy Plaza Hotel"
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old-fashioned informal uk / ˈrɪt.si / us / ˈrɪt.si / Add to word list. expensive and fashionable: That's a ritzy dress. SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases. Expensive & luxurious. be expensive to do. champagne. costliness. costly. expense. expensively. extravagance. gold plate. grandly. lush. luxuriant. luxurious. luxury goods. palatially.
1. : impressively or ostentatiously fancy or stylish : fashionable, posh. a ritzy boutique. 2. : snobbish. ritziness noun. Did you know? César Ritz (1850-1918) earned worldwide renown for the luxurious hotels bearing his name in London and Paris. (The Ritz-Carlton hotel company is a contemporary descendant of these enterprises.)
Ritzy definition: swanky; elegant; posh. See examples of RITZY used in a sentence.
Something ritzy is expensive and fancy, like a ritzy living room decorated with heavy brocade curtains and plush velvet cushions. If you're ever invited to a ritzy party, you'll want to dress up in your most luxurious clothes and prepare to enjoy delicious food and opulent decor.
(Definition of ritzy from the Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus © Cambridge University Press) ritzy | Intermediate English. adjective [ -er/-est only ] infml us / ˈrɪt·si / Add to word list. expensive and showy: They had a ritzy wedding.
Definition of 'ritzy' ritzy. (rɪtsi ) Word forms: ritzier , ritziest. adjective. If you describe something as ritzy, you mean that it is fashionable or expensive. [informal] ...a ritzy neighbourhood in Manhattan. Synonyms: luxurious, grand, luxury, elegant More Synonyms of ritzy. Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner’s Dictionary.
Given to fashionable and striking display in manners and dress; that is a ‘dasher’. That is, or has the character or style of, a ‘swell’; befitting a ‘swell’. Of persons: Stylishly or handsomely dressed or equipped; of good…. in reference to appearance or manner); having an air of distinction.