De Rigueur Definition

də rē-gœr
adjective
Required by etiquette; according to good form; proper.
Webster's New World
Required by fashion; fashionable.
Webster's New World
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Origin of De Rigueur

  • Borrowing from French de rigueur (“required”), from de (“of”) + rigueur (“rigour/rigor”).

    From Wiktionary

  • French de of rigueur rigor, strictness

    From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition

De Rigueur Sentence Examples

  • Naturally beads are de rigueur at Mardi Gras, though you can develop your own system for handing them out at your birthday party.

  • It is de rigueur that he should carry some piece of iron on his person.

  • Insulation includes recycled newspaper, wood, and cotton denim jeans the latter a de rigueur item of clothing among the student community.

  • A glowing tan and tousled hair is de rigueur.

  • In many parts of the world, especially southern Europe, toplessness is so widespread as to be practically de rigueur.

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DDE

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RUREUR

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