posh
Fancy and elegant
Posh means elegantly luxurious or associated with the upper classes.
A posh hotel is expensively appointed.
A posh accent suggests privileged British upbringing.
The word carries slight mockery—calling something posh often implies it's pretentious or unnecessarily fancy: We can't afford anywhere that posh.
To posh up is to make something more elegant or refined.
Ostentatiously wealthy
- lavishAbundant beyond necessity
- sumptuousSplendidly rich and costly
- plushThick-pile soft fabric
- palatialLavishly grand and spacious
extravagant · decadent · gilded · ritzy · deluxe · five-star · upmarket · exclusive
Tasteful, current flair
- fashionableCurrently in style
- smartMentally quick, or fashionable
- dapperNeatly and stylishly dressed
- sleekSmooth and elegant
designer · couture · tailored · groomed · sharp · snazzy · swish · modish
Having abundant financial resources
- richHaving much of something
- moneyedHaving substantial wealth
- prosperousEnjoying wealth and success
- well-to-doHaving ample wealth
upper-class · privileged · well-heeled · comfortable · loaded · flush · monied · propertied
Worldly and cultured
- culturedEducated in arts, manners
- polishedSmooth, refined, accomplished
- elegantGracefully refined, tasteful
- tastefulAesthetically appropriate and pleasing
genteel · urbane · graceful · dignified · well-bred · courtly · mannered · proper
Of the United Kingdom
- RPPrestige British accent
- plummyAffectedly upper-class sounding
- cut-glassGlass with incised patterns
- affectedArtificially contrived behavior
clipped · elocution · enunciated · haughty · hoity-toity · snooty · lah-di-dah · toffee-nosed
opulent
Ostentatiously wealthy
palatial · extravagant · decadent · gilded · ritzy · deluxe · five-star · upmarket · exclusive · swanky
chic
Tasteful, current flair
- fashionableCurrently in style
- smartMentally quick, or fashionable
- dapperNeatly and stylishly dressed
sleek · designer · couture · tailored · groomed · sharp · snazzy · swish · modish · well-dressed
affluent
Having abundant financial resources
- richHaving much of something
- moneyedHaving substantial wealth
- prosperousEnjoying wealth and success
well-to-do · upper-class · privileged · well-heeled · comfortable · loaded · flush · monied · propertied · landed
sophisticated
Worldly and cultured
- culturedEducated in arts, manners
- polishedSmooth, refined, accomplished
- elegantGracefully refined, tasteful
tasteful · genteel · urbane · graceful · dignified · well-bred · courtly · mannered · proper · poised
British
Of the United Kingdom
affected · clipped · elocution · enunciated · haughty · hoity-toity · snooty · lah-di-dah · toffee-nosed · highfalutin
aristocracy
Rule by hereditary elite
peerage · aristocrat · patrician · highborn · titled · lordly · baronial · duchess · countess · manor
- British Classupper class, middle class, lower class, working class, aristocrats
- fashionfashion, clothing, apparel, attire, garment
- British Englishaluminium, aubergine, behaviour, biscuit, bonnet
- Affluencewealth, wealthy, affluence, prestige, elite
- Britishismsbloke, blimey, bloody, cheers, loo
- dressed updressed up, dolled up, decked out, spruced up, gussied up
poshlower-class
Of humble social standing
working-class · common · poor · destitute · plebeian
- pish poshExclamation dismissing something trivial
- posh accentElite-sounding speech pattern