ritzy

ritzy

English

Etymology

From the Ritz Hotels of New York, London, etc (now Ritz-Carlton Hotels) +‎ -y, from Ritz hotel founder César Ritz, from southern Switzerland.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈɹɪtsi/

Adjective

ritzy (comparative ritzier, superlative ritziest)

1. Elegant and luxurious.
   • 1997, Aileen Schumacher, Engineering for Murder, page 69

     His list of sexual contacts was quite long, and included ladies from some of the ritzier establishments of ill repute across the border.

Related terms

• ritz
• put on the Ritz
• Ritzian

Translations

elegant, luxurious

Bulgarian: луксозен (bg) (luksozen), елегантен (bg) (eleganten) Latin: opiparus