Dictionary

touristy en · ADJ

Pronunciation

• /ˈtɔːɹɪsti/ (Received-Pronunciation)
• /ˈtʊəɹɪsti/ (Received-Pronunciation)

Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *terh₁- Proto-Indo-European *-nos Proto-Indo-European *tórh₁nos Proto-Hellenic *tórnos Ancient Greek τόρνος (tórnos)bor. Latin tornus Proto-Indo-European *-h₂ Proto-Indo-European *-éh₂ Proto-Indo-European *-yéti Proto-Indo-European *-eh₂yéti Proto-Indo-European *-h₂tiinflu. Proto-Italic *-ājō Proto-Italic *-āō Latin -ō Latin tornō Old French torner Old French tourder. English tour Proto-Indo-European *-id- Proto-Indo-European *-yéti Proto-Indo-European *-idyéti Proto-Hellenic *-íd͏̌d͏̌ō Ancient Greek -ῐ́ζω (-ĭ́zō) Proto-Hellenic *-tās Ancient Greek -τής (-tḗs) Ancient Greek -ῐστής (-ĭstḗs)bor. Latin -istader. Old French -istebor. Middle English -ist English -ist English tourist English -y English touristy From tourist + -y.

Meanings

1. (informal, often, pejorative) Catering to tourists; touristic.
   • Windsor is very touristy.
   • Pick one of the touristiest bars on Duval Street to get the idea that you have to hang out in such bars out of your system early on. 2007, Bruce Morris, “A Wonderful Week in Key West”, in Open Road’s Best of the Florida Keys, Cold Spring Harbor, N.Y.: Open Road Publishing, →ISBN, chapter 6 (Key West), page 96:
   • These men would find a much bigger and touristier Carmel now. But the scenic oceanfront remains, and there are many intriguing ethnic eating places. 1978, Curtis W[erner] Casewit, “The Carmel Valley”, in Tennis Resorts: A Guide to Sporting Vacations in the West, San Francisco, Calif.: Chronicle Books, →ISBN, page 43:
2. (informal, often, pejorative) Typical of tourists.

Forms

Deriveds

untouristy · nontouristy · touristiness

Synonyms

touristic