"classy" meaning in All languages combined

See classy on Wiktionary

Adjective [English]

IPA: /ˈklɑːsi/ [UK], /ˈklæsi/ [UK] Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-classy.wav [Southern-England], LL-Q1860 (eng)-Wodencafe-classy.wav [US] Forms: classier [comparative], classiest [superlative]
Rhymes: -ɑːsi, -æsi Etymology: class + -y Etymology templates: {{suffix|en|class|y}} class + -y Head templates: {{en-adj|er}} classy (comparative classier, superlative classiest)
  1. Elegant, highly stylish or fashionable. Categories (topical): Personality Translations (elegant and fashionable): أنيق (Arabic), елегантен (eleganten) (Bulgarian), изискан (iziskan) (Bulgarian), класен (klasen) (Bulgarian), 優等的 (Chinese Mandarin), 优等的 (Chinese Mandarin), šik (Czech), nóbl (Czech), elegant (Dutch), elegante (Dutch), tyylikäs (Finnish), hienostunut (Finnish), chic (French), nobel (German), αριστοκρατικός (aristokratikós) (Greek), 上品な (Japanese), 고급 (gogeup) (Korean), taiea (Maori), classudo (Portuguese), elegante (Portuguese), первоклассный (pervoklassnyj) (Russian) Translations (showy): كشخه (Arabic)
    Sense id: en-classy-en-adj-YvqHpiXM Disambiguation of Personality: 95 5 Disambiguation of 'elegant and fashionable': 99 1 Disambiguation of 'showy': 97 3
  2. Of a superior type; especially, exhibiting admirable personal qualities. Translations (of a superior type): ذو نوع راقي وعالي (Arabic), nóbl (Czech), fajnový (Czech), na úrovni (Czech), tyylikäs (Finnish), classudo (Portuguese)
    Sense id: en-classy-en-adj-1KQ4JPjU Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms suffixed with -y Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 8 92 Disambiguation of English terms suffixed with -y: 14 86 Disambiguation of 'of a superior type': 0 100
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: à la mode, cool, trendy Derived forms: classily, classiness, stay classy Related terms: class

Inflected forms

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