ritz

Estimated CEFR level: C2 — Proficiency

Estimated from word frequency; not an official CEFR classification.

Definition

  1. noun Swiss hotelier who created a chain of elegant hotels (1850-1918)
  2. noun ostentatious display of elegance
  3. noun an ostentatiously elegant hotel

Etymology

Back-formation from ritzy.

In classic literature

Synonyms

Cesar Ritz

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