finer things
Life's elegant extras
The finer things are life's luxuries and pleasures—good wine, art, elegant clothes, gourmet food.
The phrase implies cultivated taste and often wealth: He has an appreciation for the finer things.
Sometimes used ironically about modest indulgences: My finer things are a hot bath and a good book.
- fancyElaborate or decorative
- high societyThe social elite
- old moneyLong-established family fortune
- historical architectureBuildings of bygone eras
- specialUnlike the ordinary
gourmet · opulence · treat · grand · refinement · acquired taste · expensive · lavish · silk · indulgence · good life · first class · Renaissance art · splendour · cashmere · bespoke tailoring · cultured pearls · opera
luxury vs. necessity
finer thingsbare necessities
Minimum requirements for living
bare essentials · subsistence · bread and butter · bread and water · daily bread
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