Definition of RITZ

ritz

Plural: ritzes

Noun

  • Ostentatious display of luxury and elegance.
  • Swiss hotelier who created a chain of elegant hotels (1850-1918)
  • ostentatious display of elegance
    • "they put on the ritz"
  • an ostentatiously elegant hotel
  • A display of ostentatious elegance.

Verb

  • To behave in an ostentatiously elegant manner.

Examples

  • Some players add a little RITZ to their board by playing fancy words.

Origin / Etymology

Back-formation from ritzy.

Synonyms

Cesar Ritz

Scrabble Score: 13

ritz: valid Scrabble (US) TWL Word
ritz: valid Scrabble Word in Merriam-Webster MW Dictionary
ritz: valid Scrabble Word in International Collins CSW Dictionary

Words With Friends Score: 13

ritz: valid Words With Friends Word