Definition

1. Adjective:
   • Elegant and fashionable: Having or showing refined, sophisticated, and stylish qualities, often associated with high quality, good taste, and a certain prestige.
   • Of high quality or distinction: Impressive in a way that suggests superior status, excellence, or exclusivity.

Usage Examples

• Adjective:
  • She wore a very classy evening gown to the gala.
  • The hotel had a classy atmosphere, with marble floors and crystal chandeliers.
  • He gave a classy speech that was both witty and gracious.

Advanced Usage

• "To have class": To inherently possess elegance, dignity, or good taste. While this is a related concept, it uses the noun "class."
  • Even in defeat, she showed she had class.
• Used to describe behavior: Often applied to actions or responses that are dignified, tasteful, and impressive.
  • It was a classy move to thank all the volunteers personally.

Variants and Related Words

• Class (n): The quality of being stylish and sophisticated.
  • She is a woman of great class.
• Classily (adv): In a classy manner.
  • The event was classily organized.
• Classiness (n): The state or quality of being classy.
  • The classiness of the decor was undeniable.

Synonyms

• Elegant: Pleasingly graceful and stylish.
• Stylish: Fashionably elegant and sophisticated.
• Sophisticated: Having, revealing, or proceeding from a great deal of worldly experience and knowledge of fashion and culture.
• Posh (chiefly British): Elegant or stylishly luxurious.
• Swanky (informal): Stylishly luxurious and expensive.

Antonyms

• Tacky: Showing poor style and quality.
• Vulgar: Lacking sophistication or good taste.
• Unrefined: Not elegant or cultured.

Idioms and Common Phrases

• "A class act": A person or thing displaying impressive and superior quality, style, or behavior. This idiom uses the noun "class."
  • The veteran performer is a real class act.
• "All class": Entirely elegant, dignified, or impressive.
  • His generous donation was all class.

Adjective

1. elegant and fashionable
   • classy clothes
   • a classy dame
   • a posh restaurant
   • a swish pastry shop on the Rue du Bac- Julia Child