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de rigueur

adjective

de ri·​gueur də-(ˌ)rē-ˈgər How to pronounce de rigueur (audio)
: prescribed or required by fashion, etiquette, or custom : proper
… tattoos, of course, being de rigueur among the poetry set. … Will Ferguson

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Why Does Your Invite Say Costume de rigueur?

If you're invited to a ball or other social function and the invitation includes the French phrase costume de rigueur, you are expected to adhere to a very strict dress code—typically, a white tie and tails if you're a man and a floor-length evening gown if you're a woman. In French, de rigueur means "out of strictness" or "according to strict etiquette"; one definition of our word rigor, to which rigueur is related, is "the quality of being strict, unyielding, or inflexible." In English, we tend to use de rigueur to describe a fashion or custom that is so commonplace within a context that it seems a prescribed, mandatory part of it.

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De Rigueur: How to Pronounce It, Spell It, and Use It in a Sentence

If you want to use de rigueur in conversation pronouncing it correctly is de rigueur. (Click here to find out how.)

Spelling this fancy French borrowing correctly, on the other hand, isn't de rigueur (your spellcheck will do it for you in most cases), but it is possible. The vowels of its final syllable are trickiest. It may help to remember other French borrowings that end in eur, such as amateur, chauffeur, and entrepreneur. And of course the last four letters of liqueur match de rigueur perfectly.

De rigueur has been used as an adjective in English for almost two centuries now, which means that it's established enough to appear in running text without italics. It's foreign-sounding enough, though, that people can feel tentative about using it. Apply it where synonyms like proper, correct, and decorous are at home. Here are some examples of it in use in its adopted language:

Anglophone parents worry that being too strict will break their kids' creative spirits. A visiting American mother was shocked when she saw a playpen in our apartment in Paris. Apparently, back home, even playpens are now seen as too confining. (We didn't know. In Paris they're de rigueur.)
— Pamela Druckerman, Bringing Up Bébé, 2012

Being in the business of writing about cocktails and bars, I often find myself in some pretty swank digs—various "mixology" dens where the elaborate drinks require complex techniques, house-made bitters and farm-to-table infusions are de rigueur, and the bartender has achieved celebrity-chef star status.
— Jason Rowan, Wine Enthusiast, April 2014

Although de rigueur is usually found after the verb (especially after is or are), it's also sometimes used in the traditional adjectival territory before a noun:

Stone, who patiently smiled through the de rigueur photo shoot in front of a backdrop emblazoned with the logos of the festival and its sponsors …
— Paul Liberatore, Marin Independent Journal (marinij.com), 6 Oct. 2016

Example Sentences

Dark sunglasses are de rigueur these days. though he was wearing a dinner jacket and a black bow tie, his jeans and tennis shoes were hardly de rigueur
Recent Examples on the Web Once upon a time, in 1994, disillusionment was de rigueur. Bonnie Johnson, Los Angeles Times, 26 Aug. 2022 And then a new girl joined—an 11-year-old who had just moved to the mountains, had never been on a mountain bike before, and did not have the kind of expensive bike that’s de rigueur around there. Krista Langlois, Outside Online, 12 Mar. 2020 Vintage vibes were de rigueur on the red carpet, but nothing can stop Cynthia Erivo from doing her own thing. Janelle Okwodu, Vogue, 27 Feb. 2022 By the time the Victoria’s Secret Fashion Show began airing in prime time in 2001, the flagrantly strange and casually misogynistic schtick proffered by its host, the actor Rupert Everett, was de rigueur. Sophie Gilbert, The Atlantic, 26 July 2022 Extravagant fashions were de rigueur, and so were sumptuous fragrances. Janelle Okwodu, Vogue, 7 July 2022 Luxury suites with pools are almost de rigueur on land but a rarity at sea. Sue Bryant, Town & Country, 17 June 2022 But embracing the neighborhood has now become de rigueur. Paul Brady, Travel + Leisure, 11 June 2022 Since the starting gun of Demi Moore’s nude Vanity Fair cover, shot by Annie Leibovitz for the August 1991 issue, celebrity pregnancy photo announcements have become Instagram de rigueur. Lane Florsheim, WSJ, 31 Jan. 2022 See More

Word History

Etymology

French

First Known Use

1833, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of de rigueur was in 1833

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