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classy

adj · noun · 4 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

Definitions and examples are grouped by meaning. Pronunciation, history, word forms, translations, descendants, synonyms, antonyms, derived terms, and related words appear whenever the source provides them.

Sound

Pronunciation

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  • UK: /ˈklɑːsi/
  • UK: /ˈklæsi/
  • Southern-England: Recorded audio is listed in the source snapshot.
  • US: Recorded audio is listed in the source snapshot.
  • rhymes with -ɑːsi
  • rhymes with -æsi
  • CMU ARPABET: K L AE1 S IY0 Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.

1

adj

Meaning 1

Elegant, highly stylish or fashionable.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Examples

  • That's a very classy outfit you're wearing.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: à la mode, chic, cool, dapper, trendy

Antonyms: none provided

2

adj

Meaning 2

Of a superior type; especially, exhibiting admirable personal qualities.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Examples

  • Ignoring his coarse insults was a classy response.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

3

noun

Meaning 3

Obsolete form of khalasi.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: alt-of, obsolete

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

4

adjective satellite

Meaning 4

elegant and fashionable- Julia Child

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

Examples

  • classy clothes
  • a classy dame
  • a posh restaurant
  • a swish pastry shop on the Rue du Bac

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: posh, swish

Antonyms: none provided

History

Etymology

From class + -y. Piecewise doublet of classic.

Across languages

Translations

33 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Arabic: أنيق — elegant and fashionable
  • Bulgarian: елегантен (eleganten) — elegant and fashionable
  • Bulgarian: изискан (iziskan) — elegant and fashionable
  • Bulgarian: класен (klasen) — elegant and fashionable
  • Chinese Mandarin: 優等的 /优等的 — elegant and fashionable
  • Czech: šik — elegant and fashionable
  • Czech: nóbl — elegant and fashionable
  • Dutch: elegant — elegant and fashionable
  • Dutch: elegante — elegant and fashionable
  • Finnish: tyylikäs — elegant and fashionable
  • Finnish: hienostunut — elegant and fashionable
  • French: chic — elegant and fashionable
  • German: nobel — elegant and fashionable
  • Greek: αριστοκρατικός (aristokratikós) — elegant and fashionable
  • Japanese: 上品な — elegant and fashionable
  • Korean: 고급 (gogeup) — elegant and fashionable
  • Māori: taiea — elegant and fashionable
  • Portuguese: classudo — elegant and fashionable
  • Portuguese: elegante — elegant and fashionable
  • Russian: первоклассный (pervoklassnyj) — elegant and fashionable
  • Spanish: clasicista — elegant and fashionable
  • Spanish: clasiquero — elegant and fashionable
  • Spanish: de clase — elegant and fashionable
  • Arabic: كشخه — showy
  • Arabic: ذو نوع راقي وعالي — of a superior type
  • Czech: nóbl — of a superior type
  • Czech: fajnový — of a superior type
  • Czech: na úrovni — of a superior type
  • Finnish: tyylikäs — of a superior type
  • Portuguese: classudo — of a superior type
  • Spanish: clasicista — of a superior type
  • Spanish: clasiquero — of a superior type
  • Spanish: de clase — of a superior type