de rigueur

de ri·gueur

(də rē-gœr′)

adj.

Required by the current fashion or custom; socially obligatory.

[French : de, of + rigueur, rigor, strictness.]

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de rigueur

(də riɡœr; English də rɪˈɡɜː)

adj

required by etiquette or fashion

[literally: of strictness]

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de ri•gueur

(də rɪˈgɜr, -ri)
adj.

strictly required, as by etiquette, usage, or fashion.

[1825–35; < French]

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Adj.

de rigueur - required by etiquette or usage or fashion; "instruction as to when and where a silk hat is de rigueur"

obligatory - morally or legally constraining or binding; "attendance is obligatory"; "an obligatory contribution"

de rigueur

(French)

adjective necessary, right, required, fitting, correct, done, conventional, decent, proper, decorous, the done thing, comme il faut (French) T-shirts now seem almost de rigueur in even the smartest places.

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de rigueur

adjective

Conforming to accepted standards:

becoming, befitting, comely, comme il faut, correct, decent, decorous, nice, proper, respectable, right, seemly.

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de rigueur

de rigueur

[dərɪˈgɜːʳ] ADV → de rigor

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de rigueur

adj pred → unerlässlich

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de rigueur

[də rigœr] adj → di rigore

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Evening dress was not DE RIGUEUR! The money at the door, and that everyone should behave as ladies and gentlemen, were the only things insisted upon.

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Quite ready!" came from all sides, and Lady Muriel--not being one of those lady-singers who think it de rigueur to decline to sing till they have been petitioned three or four times, and have pleaded failure of memory, loss of voice, and other conclusive reasons for silence--began at once:--

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