Ritz

//ɹɪts// name, noun, verb, slang

name, noun, verb, slang ·Moderate ·College level

Definitions

Noun
  1. 1
    A display of ostentatious elegance. informal, uncountable
  2. 2
    a hotel that is part of the chain of hotels founded by Cesar Ritz wordnet
  3. 3
    ostentatious display of elegance wordnet
Verb
  1. 1
    To behave in an ostentatiously elegant manner. informal

    "What would I do with them in the room except dream all night through of ritzing around the world with swells?"

Proper Noun
  1. 1
    A surname.

Synonyms

All synonyms
cesar ritz

Example

More examples

"The wedding took place in the Ritz Hotel."

Etymology

Etymology 1

Back-formation from ritzy.

Etymology 2

From the German surname, from the personal name Rizo, partially from Richard and partially from Heinrich. Also shortened from Moritz.

Related phrases

Ritz seriesRitz's combination principleput on the ritz

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