ritzy en · ADJ
Pronunciation
- /ˈɹɪtsi/
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Etymology
From the Ritz Hotels of New York, London, etc (now Ritz-Carlton Hotels) + -y, from Ritz hotel founder César Ritz, from southern Switzerland. For the surname see Ritz. Compare English glitzy.
Meanings
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Elegant and luxurious.
His list of sexual contacts was quite long, and included ladies from some of the ritzier establishments of ill repute across the border.
1997, Aileen Schumacher, Engineering for Murder, page 69:
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| ritzier | Degree=Cmp | lexicographic | |
| ritziest | Degree=Sup | lexicographic |
Deriveds
ritzy-glitzy · ritziness · unritzy · ritzily
Relateds
ritz · put on the ritz · Ritzian
Translations (8)
la opiparus (elegant, luxurious) · cs nóbl (elegant, luxurious) · pl elegancki (elegant, luxurious) · cs hogofogo (elegant, luxurious) · pl szykowny (elegant, luxurious) · bg елегантен (elegant, luxurious) · bg луксозен (elegant, luxurious) · cs fajnový (elegant, luxurious)