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Classy vs Dicty - What's the difference?

classy | dicty | Synonyms |

Dicty is a synonym of classy.



As adjectives the difference between classy and dicty

is that classy is elegant, highly stylish or fashionable while dicty is stylish and respectable; high-class.

As a noun dicty is

an upper-class black.

As a proper noun Dicty is

diminutive of Dictyostelium discoideum a soil social amoeba.

classy

English

Adjective

(er)
  • Elegant, highly stylish or fashionable.
    • That's a very classy outfit.
  • Of a superior type; especially, exhibiting admirable personal qualities.
    • That was a classy response.
  • * {{quote-news
    • , year=2011 , date=October 1 , author=David Ornstein , title=Blackburn 0 - 4 Man City , work=BBC Sport citation , page= , passage=Manchester City put the Carlos Tevez saga behind them with a classy victory at Blackburn that keeps them level on points with leaders Manchester United.}}

    Synonyms

    * * cool * trendy

    Derived terms

    * classily * classiness

    Related terms

    * class

    dicty

    English

    Alternative forms

    * dickty

    Adjective

    (er)
  • (African American Vernacular English) stylish and respectable; high-class
  • (African American Vernacular English) striving to seem stylish and respectable; pretentious
  • (African American Vernacular English) snobbish and uptight

    • Noun

    (dicties)
  • (African American Vernacular English) An upper-class black.

    • Synonyms

    * (high-class) chic, classy, ritzy * (pretentious) flashy, showy * (snobbish) haughty, hoity-toity, snobby, snooty, stuck-up