snazziness

English

Etymology

snazzy +‎ -ness

Noun

snazziness (uncountable)

1. (informal) Elegance in manner of dress; stylishness; flashiness.
   • 2007 August 24, Jason Sheftell, “Urban stylists”, in New York Daily News, retrieved 8 Jan. 2009:

     "We wanted to give the wallpaper some snazziness and motion," says Ha, laughing.

   • 2008 June 12, Marty Katz, “Ultrathin Laptop Starts Up Quickly and Comes With a Brand Name That Gamers Love”, in New York Times, retrieved 8 Jan. 2009:

     And, for elevated snazziness, the black carbon-fiber-weave case can be customized with wild designs, automotive paints or, for something Apple may never match, it can be chromed.

2. (informal) Excellence; cleverness, ingenuity, or adeptness in behavior, operation, or execution.
   • 2001 June 28, Roben Farzad, “Why Shareholders Give TiVo the HeaveHo”, in SmartMoney.com, retrieved 8 January 2009:

     There's a painful disparity between the snazziness of TiVo's technology and the decrepitude of its balance sheet.

Synonyms

• (elegance in manner of dress; stylishness; flashiness): pizazz, dash, flair

Related terms

Terms which are etymologically related to "snazziness"

• snazzily
• snazztastic
• snazz up
• snazzy

Translations

Elegance in manner of dress

• French: élégance (fr) f
• German: Eleganz (de) f