de rigueur

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Pronunciation

/də rɪˈɡɜːr/(duh rih-GUR)

Part of speech

adjectiveformal

Chinese

必须的；按礼节要求的

Definition

Required by etiquette or current fashion; socially obligatory.

Word family

  • (no common derivatives)

Collocations

  • de rigueur in
  • considered de rigueur
  • become de rigueur
  • de rigueur for

Examples

  1. 1.A dark suit and tie are de rigueur for job interviews in the financial sector. (socially required)
  2. 2.Instagram filters have become de rigueur for food photography. (expected, fashionable)

Synonyms

  • required/rɪˈkwaɪəd/— necessary
  • obligatory/əˈblɪɡətəri/— compulsory
  • customary/ˈkʌstəməri/— usual

Etymology

French for "of strictness" — de (of) + rigueur (strictness) — required by strict social convention