Ritz
/ɹɪts/ name, noun, verb, slang
name, noun, verb, slang ·Moderate ·College level
Definitions
Noun
- 1 A display of ostentatious elegance. informal, uncountable
- 2 a hotel that is part of the chain of hotels founded by Cesar Ritz wordnet
- 3 ostentatious display of elegance wordnet
Verb
- 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 A surname.
Antonyms
All antonymsExample
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.