Meaning & use

ritz

noun·Advanced

Ostentatious elegance, glamour, or style, especially associated with wealth.

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The old hotel lobby still had a touch of old-world ritz.

They wanted a wedding with plenty of ritz, from the flowers to the band.

A note on using this word

Ritz comes from the luxury Ritz hotels and is common in the informal phrase put on the ritz.

Words with a similar meaning

glamourflashiness

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Words with an opposite meaning

plainness

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