Recherche

3 definitions found

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Recherch'e \Re*cher`ch['e]"\ (re*sh[^a]r`sh[asl]"), a. [F.]
     Sought out with care; choice. Hence: of rare quality,
     elegance, or attractiveness; peculiar and refined in kind.
     [1913 Webster]

From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:



  recherche
       adj : lavishly elegant and refined [syn: {exquisite}]

From Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0 [moby-thes]:

  62 Moby Thesaurus words for "recherche":
     braw, breakaway, chic, classy, clothes-conscious, cosmopolitan,
     dainty, dapper, dashing, delicate, dressed to advantage,
     dressed to kill, elegant, exotic, exquisite, fresh, genteel,
     jaunty, natty, neat, new, nifty, nobby, novel, offbeat, original,
     posh, rare, ritzy, select, sharp, sleek, smart, smug, snazzy,
     soigne, soignee, sophisticated, spiffy, spruce, style-conscious,
     sui generis, superior, swank, swanky, swell, tricksy, trig, trim,
     uncommon, uncustomary, undreamed-of, unexpected, unfamiliar,
     unheard-of, unique, unordinary, unthought-of, unusual, unwonted,
     well-dressed, well-groomed