variants
or less commonly toney
tonier; toniest
: marked by an aristocratic or high-toned manner or style
tony private schools
plural Tonys
: a medallion awarded annually by a professional organization for notable achievement in the theater
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Steven Zeitchik, The Hollywood Reporter, 19 Mar. 2025
While the exact details of the Pace-Sotheby’s deal remain unconfirmed, discussions between the two companies have been occurring on and off since the pandemic, when both concurrently followed their clients to the tony enclaves of East Hampton and Palm Beach.
—Daniel Cassady, ARTnews.com, 14 Mar. 2025
Mericle is a dentist who owns Mericle Dentistry on tony St. Simons Island, on the Georgia coast.
—Kc Baker, People.com, 11 Mar. 2025
Though Jones passed away in December 1971 at age 69—and was laid to rest at a local cemetery in a grave scattered with golf balls regularly left by his adoring fans—that historic residence still stands in the tony Tuxedo Park neighborhood of Buckhead.
—Wendy Bowman, Robb Report, 10 Mar. 2025
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Adjective
Despite a childhood in the wealthy suburb of McLean, Virginia, and years at a tony law firm, Carr has taken pains to cultivate an image as an everyman.
—Steven Zeitchik, The Hollywood Reporter, 19 Mar. 2025
While the exact details of the Pace-Sotheby’s deal remain unconfirmed, discussions between the two companies have been occurring on and off since the pandemic, when both concurrently followed their clients to the tony enclaves of East Hampton and Palm Beach.
—Daniel Cassady, ARTnews.com, 14 Mar. 2025
Mericle is a dentist who owns Mericle Dentistry on tony St. Simons Island, on the Georgia coast.
—Kc Baker, People.com, 11 Mar. 2025
Though Jones passed away in December 1971 at age 69—and was laid to rest at a local cemetery in a grave scattered with golf balls regularly left by his adoring fans—that historic residence still stands in the tony Tuxedo Park neighborhood of Buckhead.
—Wendy Bowman, Robb Report, 10 Mar. 2025
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“Tony.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/tony. Accessed 29 Mar. 2025.
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