poshness

noun

Definition of poshnessnext
as in elegance

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for poshness
  1. elegance
  2. swank
  3. style
  4. chic
  5. hipness
Noun
  • Meanwhile, at Four Seasons Santa Fe, the introduction of Seraphim Social Beverages—two nonalcoholic red wines—brings a similar level of elegance to the Southwest.
    Jordi Lippe-McGraw, Forbes, 23 Dec. 2024
  • The Shiz student who will become The Good Witch has a kind of classical elegance — Hannon says she was inspired by Princess Grace, particularly with Grande’s hair — and skin that is opalescent.
    Sarah Shachat, IndieWire, 23 Dec. 2024
Definition of elegance
Noun
  • The 2024 Spectre only got a two-day test drive in Long Beach, CA, earlier this week, but that was enough to experience a warm bath of utter swank, style and power of the electric supercar.
    Josh Max, Forbes, 27 Nov. 2024
  • To tap into their spot’s downtown ethos, the trio tapped industry titan Billy Cotton to design an interior swank enough to match the food at Bridges.
    Alia Akkam, Architectural Digest, 10 Oct. 2024
Definition of swank
Noun
  • Jennifer Lawrence Maternity style will never look the same.
    Christian Allaire, Vogue, 27 Dec. 2024
  • There’s a lot of background chatter that suggests more people present, and a male doll of the same size and style.
    Proma Khosla, IndieWire, 27 Dec. 2024
Definition of style
Noun
  • Find it on Amazon This Asymmetrical Top With a High-Low Design Boho chic is a trend that everyone is hopping on, and this asymmetrical top is a stunning way to pull it off.
    Mia Meltzer, Rolling Stone, 26 Nov. 2024
  • Making a case for the return to 2000s bohemian chic (the poster child of the era herself, Sienna Miller, sat front row), the looks were an ode to the house and its predecessors’ all-time greatest hits.
    By Megan O'Sullivan, Vogue, 27 June 2024
Definition of chic
Noun
  • Partisanship and hipness seemed, ever so briefly, compatible.
    Spencer Kornhaber, The Atlantic, 28 Oct. 2024
  • But there’s not a smack of hipness here, and Jalali is not on a quest for cool.
    Anthony Lane, The New Yorker, 18 Aug. 2023
Definition of hipness
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