classiness
- a word derived from classy.
Example Sentences
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He famously spent decades longing to be included in the ranks of Manhattan's social elite, imagining he had a "classiness" they were simply failing to see.
From Salon • Apr. 23, 2024
“But he also had that certain sense of classiness that comes with even a non-queen’s English British dialect.”
From Washington Post • Apr. 24, 2023
The rest of her allure sprang from that classiness: She was neither queen nor first lady of anything, yet she seemed, ultimately, like … a lady.
From New York Times • Aug. 9, 2022
Their dreamy love songs signify classiness, and signifiers of classiness – suits, cars, jewellery, handshakes – are what make Scorsese’s corrupted worlds go round, rather than the hard work of genuinely classy behaviour.
From The Guardian • Feb. 12, 2020
“We think that policy has been better for the show in terms of the classiness of it and the ultimate goals, which are to drive dialogue and establish genuine connections.”
From Los Angeles Times • Jul. 9, 2019