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- [shee-shee]
- /ˈʃiˌʃi/
- /ˈʃiː.ʃi/
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- US Pronunciation
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- [shee-shee]
- /ˈʃiˌʃi/
Definitions of chichi word
- adjective chichi If you say that something is chichi, you mean that it is pretty or stylish, especially in a way that you consider affected. 3
- adjective chichi affectedly pretty or stylish 3
- noun chichi the quality of being affectedly pretty or stylish 3
- noun chichi a person of mixed British and Indian descent; Anglo-Indian 3
- noun chichi (as modifier) 3
- adjective chichi extremely chic; very smart, elegant, or sophisticated 3
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Origin of chichi
First appearance:
before 1905 One of the 15% newest English words
Borrowed into English from French around 1905-10
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Parts of speech for Chichi
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
chichi popularity
A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 69% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.
Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".
chichi usage trend in Literature
This diagram is provided by Google Ngram ViewerSynonyms for chichi
adj chichi
- swank — dashing smartness, as in dress or appearance; style.
- flamboyant — strikingly bold or brilliant; showy: flamboyant colors.
- arty — Someone who is arty seems very interested in drama, film, music, poetry, or painting. People often describe someone as arty when they want to suggest that the person is pretentious.
- grandiose — affectedly grand or important; pompous: grandiose words.
- pompous — characterized by an ostentatious display of dignity or importance: a pompous minor official.
adjective chichi
- affected — If you describe someone's behaviour as affected, you disapprove of the fact that they behave in an unnatural way that is intended to impress other people.
- over-the-top — the highest or loftiest point or part of anything; apex; summit. Synonyms: zenith, acme, peak, pinnacle, vertex. Antonyms: bottom, base, foot, lowest point.
- too much — an excess of
- uncool — not self-assured or relaxed: He felt very uncool, making a speech to strangers.
- contrived — If you say that something someone says or does is contrived, you think it is false and deliberate, rather than natural and not planned.
noun chichi
- style — a particular kind, sort, or type, as with reference to form, appearance, or character: the baroque style; The style of the house was too austere for their liking.
- smartness — to be a source of sharp, local, and usually superficial pain, as a wound.
- dressy — appropriate to somewhat formal occasions: an outfit that's a little too dressy for office wear.
- stylish — characterized by or conforming to style or the fashionable standard; fashionably elegant; smart or chic: She wore a very stylish gown to the inaugural ball.
- cosmopolitanism — free from local, provincial, or national ideas, prejudices, or attachments; at home all over the world.
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