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De-rigueur definition

də rē-gœr
Required by etiquette; according to good form; proper.
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Required by the current fashion or custom; socially obligatory.
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Required by fashion; fashionable.
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Necessary according to etiquette, protocol or fashion.

Wearing a suit to a job interview is de rigueur.

This season, the little black dress is de rigueur.

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Origin of de-rigueur

  • French de of rigueur rigor, strictness

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

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

    From Wiktionary

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.

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