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poshness
noun as in elegance
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noun as in urbanity
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- breeding
- charm
- class
- courtliness
- cultivation
- culture
- delicacy
- dignity
- discernment
- distinction
- exquisiteness
- felicity
- gentility
- grace
- gracefulness
- grandeur
- lushness
- luxury
- magnificence
- nicety
- nobility
- noblesse
- ornateness
- polish
- politeness
- propriety
- purity
- refinement
- restraint
- rhythm
- sophistication
- splendor
- style
- sumptuousness
- symmetry
- tastefulness
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Example Sentences
The Grand Ferdinand in Vienna promotes poshness with its heated rooftop pool.
That happened Nov. 8, 1980, in Jacksonville against Florida, and that sustained a national title, and here 41 years later in an indoor facility with general poshness and random tweets on the big screen, the reference wrought a quick roar from Georgia’s fans just as, come 41 years from now in 2063, somebody’s reference might conjure 2022 with incredible immediacy.
Though the name might give off an air of poshness, this is the most common variety in the United States.
The vaulted stone atrium, trickling fountain and low couches full of lounging pillows at the Kilic Ali Pasa hammam, originally built by the 16th-century Ottoman architect Mimar Sinan, felt far removed — in their poshness — from the building’s origins as a bathhouse for the royal navy.
As the level of poshness and individualized service might suggest, a hosted barge or expedition micro cruise does not come cheap.
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From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
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