adj Fashionable and upscale; high-toned.
- They moved into a tony neighborhood near the coast.
- Meanwhile, on another plane entirely, “Another Period” (Comedy Central, recently renewed for Season 2) is a send-up of crunchy-gravel dramas, set in tony Rhode Island in 1902.
— Hank Stuever, In the hunt for a new favorite show, 'when' might be as crucial as 'what' (2015)
- The meaty and more familiar parts of Anna’s story — passing as a German heiress, ripping off tony hotels, brazenly exploiting narcissistic machers and star-struck working women — are told in flashback as Vivian reports her article.
— Mike Hale, ‘Inventing Anna’ Review: The SoHo Scammer, Explained at Length (2022)
noun One of the awards given annually by the American Theatre Wing for excellence in Broadway theatre.
- She was first nominated for a Tony in 1990 for “The Grapes of Wrath,” and she was nominated again, in 1996, for “Buried Child” — both times for best featured actress in a play.
— Sarah Bahr, Lois Smith is the oldest performer to win a Tony (2021)
- The musical won five Tonys, including Best Musical.
