ritz
n. uncountable C2 Proficiency US //ˈɹɪts// ritz
n. an expensive and high-quality style. You use this word when you want to describe something that looks very fancy or rich.
n. an ostentatious display of elegance, luxury, or high fashion. Often used in the idiomatic phrase 'put on the ritz' to describe behaving in a wealthy or showy manner.
The hotel lobby was full of old-fashioned ritz.
The gala was a night of pure ritz, with guests arriving in designer gowns and expensive jewelry.
While the exterior of the building appeared modest, the interior was decorated with the kind of ritz usually reserved for royal palaces or five-star historic hotels.
Usage
Commonly appears in the fixed expression 'put on the ritz'.