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Hrsanei Posted 14 years ago
Vocabulary

Fancy vs classy

Hi.
Is there any difference between using fancy or classy as an adjective for restaurant?
If not? which one is more common?
Both of them are defined as expensive and fashionable in Longman dictionary.
Ex. I invited her to a fancy/classy restaurant yesterday.

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A 'fancy' restaurant is pretentious and expensive. A 'classy' one is just expensive. Rover

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  • A 'fancy' restaurant is pretentious and expensive.
  • A 'classy' one is just expensive.
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A 'fancy' restaurant is pretentious and expensive.

A 'classy' one is just expensive.

Rover
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Hi Rover,

I see it the other way around, because I associate most mentions of class with some sort of pretension.

Clive
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hrsaneiIs there any difference between using fancy or classy as an adjective for restaurant?
These are the first thoughts that pop up in my mind after looking at those words:
Fancy: decorative. Expensive would be a second thought.
Classy: expensive and stylish. Look at the synonyms listed for both in Collin's dictionary:

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