tony
adjective
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Definition of tony
(Entry 1 of 2)
: marked by an aristocratic or high-toned manner or style tony private schools
Tony
noun
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Definition of Tony (Entry 2 of 2)
: a medallion awarded annually by a professional organization for notable achievement in the theater
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His signature is everywhere: robes, coffee service, Alexa units and in-room mini-fridges are tony additions to each guest room. — Laurencia Ciprus, courant.com, "A B&B In Belltown: Bevin House Buyer Planned A Quick Flip, Then Fell In Love With It," 18 May 2018 About 1,500 guests attended the invitation-only service at the family's longtime church, St. Martin's Episcopal, a lofty gothic landmark lined with massive stained glass windows in the tony Galleria area. — Molly Hennessy-fiske, latimes.com, "Barbara Bush remembered at funeral for her grit, grace and humor," 21 Apr. 2018 The city of Richmond, Calif. juts into the San Francisco Bay like the head of a rhinoceros looking west across the water, toward San Quentin State Prison and the tony towns north of the Golden Gate. — Adam Rogers, WIRED, "Can a City Really Sue an Oil Company for Climate Change?," 25 May 2018 The old man ran cattle in Sun Valley before the tony ski town existed. — Maria L. La Ganga, idahostatesman, "This is the last call for another Boise icon, home of fishing reels and PBR | Idaho Statesman," 13 Apr. 2018 The Rivertowns alone have five distinct sensibilities: Hastings-on-Hudson is the artsiest; Dobbs Ferry, the most diverse; Irvington, the toniest; Tarrytown, the most charming; and Ardsley, the most landlocked. — Brooke Lea Foster, New York Times, "Comparing Suburbs: Montclair in New Jersey vs. Dobbs Ferry in New York," 23 Feb. 2018 Javist calls it a bargain at $562,000 compared to the cost per square foot of existing homes in some of Sacramento’s tonier central neighborhoods. — Tony Bizjak, sacbee, "Remember the old state fairgrounds? It’s Sacramento’s newest urban housing hot spot," 12 July 2018 The report released Tuesday morning said Keim's eyes were bloodshot, his speech slurred and his breath smelled of alcohol when an officer pulled him over early July 4 just several properties down from Keim's home in the tony Ocotillo neighborhood. — Arizona Republic, azcentral, "Arizona Cardinals GM Steve Keim's DUI arrest detailed in Chandler police report," 10 July 2018 Lakeith Stanfield is elegantly splayed across a small settee in the lobby bar of his tony SoHo hotel. — Allison P. Davis, GQ, "The Bizarre Brilliance of Lakeith Stanfield and Tessa Thompson in Sorry to Bother You," 3 July 2018These example sentences are selected automatically from various online news sources to reflect current usage of the word 'tony.' Views expressed in the examples do not represent the opinion of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Send us feedback.
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tony
adjective
English Language Learners Definition of tony
(Entry 1 of 2)
: very expensive and fashionable
Tony
noun
English Language Learners Definition of Tony (Entry 2 of 2)
: an award given every year in New York City for the best plays, actors, directors, etc., in the theater
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