Posh — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

elegant and fashionable; ; ; ; - Julia Child

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/pˈɑːʃ/

🇬🇧British English

/pˈɒʃ/

🇮🇳Indian English

/pˈɒʃ/

1 syllable Say it as /pˈɑːʃ/.

Examples

classy clothes
a classy dame
a posh restaurant

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

swish classy

Parts of Speech

adjective

elegant and fashionable; ; ; ; - Julia Child

“classy clothes”

Word Forms

class

noun

elegance in dress or behavior

Around the World

Europe

🇩🇪German

vornehm

elegant und modisch; ; ; ; - Julia Kind

🇫🇷French

chic

élégant et à la mode ; ; ; ; -Julia Enfant

🇪🇸Spanish

elegante

elegante y de moda; ; ; ; - Julia Niño

🇮🇹Italian

elegante

elegante e alla moda; ; ; ; -Giulia Bambino

🇳🇱Dutch

chic

elegant en modieus; ; ; ; - Julia Kind

🇵🇹Portuguese

elegante

elegante e moderno; ; ; ; - Júlia Criança

🇷🇺Russian

шикарный

элегантный и модный; ; ; ; - Джулия Чайлд

India

🇮🇳Hindi

आलीशान

सुरुचिपूर्ण और फैशनेबल; ; ; ; - जूलिया चाइल्ड

🇧🇩Bengali

পশ

মার্জিত এবং ফ্যাশনেবল; ; ; ; - জুলিয়া চাইল্ড

🇮🇳Tamil

ஆடம்பரமான

நேர்த்தியான மற்றும் நாகரீகமான; ; ; ; - ஜூலியா குழந்தை

🇮🇳Telugu

నాగరిక

సొగసైన మరియు ఫ్యాషన్; ; ; ; - జూలియా చైల్డ్

🇮🇳Marathi

पॉश

मोहक आणि फॅशनेबल; ; ; ; - ज्युलिया चाइल्ड

🇮🇳Gujarati

પોશ

ભવ્ય અને ફેશનેબલ; ; ; ; - જુલિયા ચાઈલ્ડ

🇮🇳Kannada

ಐಷಾರಾಮಿ

ಸೊಗಸಾದ ಮತ್ತು ಸೊಗಸುಗಾರ; ; ; ; - ಜೂಲಿಯಾ ಚೈಲ್ಡ್

🇮🇳Malayalam

പോഷ്

സുന്ദരവും ഫാഷനും; ; ; ; - ജൂലിയ കുട്ടി

🇮🇳Punjabi

ਪਾਸ਼

ਸ਼ਾਨਦਾਰ ਅਤੇ ਫੈਸ਼ਨਯੋਗ; ; ; ; - ਜੂਲੀਆ ਬੱਚੇ

🇵🇰Urdu

پوش

خوبصورت اور فیشن؛ ; ; ; - جولیا چائلڈ

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

豪华

优雅时尚； ; ; ; - 朱莉娅·柴尔德

🇯🇵Japanese

上品な

エレガントでファッショナブル。 ; ; ; - ジュリア・チャイルド

🇰🇷Korean

우아한

우아하고 패셔너블한; ; ; ; - 줄리아 차일드

🇻🇳Vietnamese

sang

thanh lịch và thời trang; ; ; ; - Julia Con

🇹🇭Thai

หรูหรา

หรูหราและทันสมัย ; ; ; - จูเลีย ไชลด์

🇮🇩Indonesian

mewah

elegan dan modis; ; ; ; - Julia Anak

🇵🇭Filipino

marangya

eleganteng at sunod sa moda; ; ; ; - Julia Bata

🇲🇾Malay

mewah

elegan dan bergaya; ; ; ; - Anak Julia

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

فاخرا

أنيقة وعصرية. ; ; ; - جوليا تشايلد

🇮🇷Persian

شیک

شیک و شیک؛ ; ; ; - جولیا چایلد

🇹🇷Turkish

lüks

zarif ve şık; ; ; ; -Julia Çocuk

🇮🇱Hebrew

מְהוּדָר

אלגנטי ואופנתי; ; ; ; - ג'וליה צ'יילד

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What is the primary definition of the word 'posh'?

The primary meaning of 'posh' is 'elegant and fashionable; ; ; ; - Julia Child'.

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Using 'posh' in a noun/adjective form makes the first sentence correct.

In which domain is the word 'posh' most likely to appear as standard vocabulary?

'posh' is a standard word used primarily in general literature and formal communications.

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