ritzy

R1I1T1Z10Y4
/ˈɹɪtsi/

adjective

Elegant and luxurious.

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elegant
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Meanings

adjectiveritzy (comparative ritzier, superlative ritziest)

comparative ritzier · superlative ritziest

  1. 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

Synonyms & antonyms

adjectiveluxuriously elegant

Similar
elegant
Also see
bougiedictygaudy

Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

Origin

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.

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Translations

Bulgarian луксозен, елегантен
  • луксозен (luksozen)elegant, luxurious
  • елегантен (eleganten)elegant, luxurious
Czech nóbl, hogofogo
  • nóblelegant, luxurious
  • hogofogoelegant, luxurious
  • fajnovýelegant, luxurious
Latin opiparus
  • opiparuselegant, luxurious
Polish szykowny, elegancki
  • szykownyelegant, luxurious
  • eleganckielegant, luxurious
Cite this entry
APA

ritzy. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/ritzy

MLA

“ritzy.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/ritzy. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “ritzy,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/ritzy.

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