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Definition of Chichi
1. Adjective. Affectedly trendy and fashionable.
2. Noun. Someone who dresses in a trendy fashionable way.
3. Noun. Elegance by virtue of being fashionable.
Generic synonyms: Elegance
Specialized synonyms: Dapperness, Jauntiness, Nattiness, Rakishness
Derivative terms: Chic, Chic, Modish, Smart, Stylish, Stylish, Swanky
Definition of Chichi
1. Adjective. affectedly trendy; chic and stylish ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Chichi
1. elaborate ornamentation [n -S] / showily stylish [adj CHICHIER, CHICHIEST]
Lexicographical Neighbors of Chichi
Literary usage of Chichi
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. A visit to the South seas, in the United States ship Vincennes, during by Charles Samuel Stewart (1832)
"chichi.—The President and Suite.—Negress on Horseback.—Return to the City.
—Vesper Bell. Lima, June 25th, 1829. ..."
2. The Life of Wesley: And Rise and Progress of Methodism by Robert Southey, Alexander Knox, Samuel Taylor Coleridge (1847)
"Tomo-chichi and his companions had no reason to be dissatisfied with their
reception in England. They were objects not only of curiosity, but of kindness. ..."
3. The Chronological Historian: Or, A Record of Public Events, Historical by William Toone (1835)
"Tomo chichi the Indian king, with his people, were carried to Graves- end, in
the King's coaches, and embarked for America ; accompanied with several ..."
4. The Boy Travellers in South America: Adventures of Two Youths in a Journey by Thomas Wallace Knox (1885)
"... chichi. —RUINS OF THE CITY. —MORGAN THE BUCCANEER. —HIS HISTORY AND EXPLOITS.—HOW
HE CAPTURED PANAMA. IT1 ROM thc ruins of the church the youths and ..."
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