Meanings
classy1
adjectiveclassy (comparative classier, superlative classiest)
comparative classier · superlative classiest
- Of a superior type; especially, exhibiting admirable personal qualities.
Ignoring his coarse insults was a classy response.
1 more example
Manchester City put the Carlos Tevez saga behind them with a classy victory at Blackburn that keeps them level on points with leaders Manchester United.
2011 October 1, David Ornstein, “Blackburn 0 - 4 Man City”, in BBC Sport
classy2
Synonyms & antonyms
More synonyms by meaning
adjectiveelegant and fashionable
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Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.
Origin
From class + -y. Piecewise doublet of classic.
Full word history & related roots →Translations
Arabic أنيق, كشخه
- أنيقelegant and fashionable
- كشخهshowy
- ذو نوع راقي وعاليof a superior type
Bulgarian елегантен, изискан
- елегантен (eleganten)elegant and fashionable
- изискан (iziskan)elegant and fashionable
- класен (klasen)elegant and fashionable
Chinese Mandarin 優等的 /优等的
- 優等的 /优等的elegant and fashionable
Czech šik, nóbl
- šikelegant and fashionable
- nóblelegant and fashionable
- nóblof a superior type
- fajnovýof a superior type
- na úrovniof a superior type
Dutch elegant, elegante
- elegantelegant and fashionable
- eleganteelegant and fashionable
Finnish tyylikäs, hienostunut
- tyylikäselegant and fashionable
- hienostunutelegant and fashionable
- tyylikäsof a superior type
French chic
- chicelegant and fashionable
German nobel
- nobelelegant and fashionable
Greek αριστοκρατικός
- αριστοκρατικός (aristokratikós)elegant and fashionable
Japanese 上品な
- 上品なelegant and fashionable
Korean 고급
- 고급 (gogeup)elegant and fashionable
Māori taiea
- taieaelegant and fashionable
Portuguese classudo, elegante
- classudoelegant and fashionable
- eleganteelegant and fashionable
- classudoof a superior type
Russian первоклассный
- первоклассный (pervoklassnyj)elegant and fashionable
Spanish clasicista, clasiquero
- clasicistaelegant and fashionable
- clasiqueroelegant and fashionable
- de claseelegant and fashionable
- clasicistaof a superior type
- clasiqueroof a superior type
- de claseof a superior type
Rhymes & wordplay
Rhymes with classy
chassisTallahasseequasiMasseysassygrassyMalagasyglassylassienasitassiemassybrassylassigassybrasseybassyglacisquasi-Trepasseywassy
All rhymes →Cite this entry
APA
classy. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/classy
MLA
“classy.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/classy. Accessed November 2, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “classy,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/classy.
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