CHICHI

Meaning of CHICHI in English

[ 'ʃi:ʃi: ]

■ adjective attempting stylish elegance but achieving only an over-elaborate affectedness.

Origin

early 20th cent.: from Fr., of imitative origin.

Concise Oxford English vocab. Сжатый оксфордский словарь английского языка. 2004

CHICHI — I. noun Etymology: French Date: 1908 frilly or elaborate ornamentation, affectation , preciosity , chic , II. adjective Date: 1926 …
Толковый словарь английского языка - Merriam Webster
CHICHI — I. ˈchē(ˌ)chē, ˈshē(ˌ)shē sometimes shēˈshē adjective Etymology: French 1. : elaborately or conspicuously ornamented or ornamental : frilly , showy …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
CHICHI — /shee"shee'/ , adj. 1. showily or affectedly elegant or trendy; pretentious. n. 2. a chichi person or thing. 3. the …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
CHICHI — adj. showy, flashy, flamboyant
Толковый словарь английского языка - Редакция bed
CHICHI — I. ˈshē-(ˌ)shē also ˈchē-(ˌ)chē noun Etymology: French Date: 1908 1. : frilly or elaborate ornamentation 2. : affectation , preciosity …
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
CHICHI — [chi.chi] n [F] (1908) 1: frilly or elaborate ornamentation 2: affectation, preciosity 3: chic [2]chichi adj (1926) 1: elaborately ornamented: …
Merriam-Webster English vocab
CHICHI — / ˈʃiːʃiː; NAmE / adjective used to describe a style of decoration that contains too many details and lacks taste …
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
CHICHI — chi ‧ chi /ˈʃiːʃiː/ BrE AmE adjective very fashionable and expensive, or very concerned with fashionable things: a chichi restaurant
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
CHICHI — adj. & n. --adj. 1 (of a thing) frilly, showy. 2 (of a person or behaviour) fussy, affected. --n. 1 …
Английский основной разговорный словарь
CHICHI — adj. & n. adj. 1 (of a thing) frilly, showy. 2 (of a person or behaviour) fussy, affected. n. 1 …
Concise Oxford English Dictionary
CHICHI — adj. & n. --adj. 1. (of a thing) frilly, showy. 2 (of a person or behaviour) fussy, affected. --n. 1. …
Oxford English vocab
CHICHI — [adjective] -er, -est [informal] [disapproving] - trying too hard to be decorated in a stylish or attractive way and therefore …
Cambridge English vocab
CHICHI
Moby Thesaurus English vocabulary
CHICHI — adj. Function: adjective 1 Synonyms: SHOWY , flamboyant, orchidaceous, ostentatious, peacockish, peacocky, pretentious, splashy, swank 2 Synonyms: PRECIOUS 4, affected, …
Collegiate Thesaurus English vocab
CHICHI — adjective 1. Synonyms: showy , flamboyant, orchidaceous, ostentatious, peacockish, peacocky, pretentious, splashy, swank 2. Synonyms: precious 4, affected, alembicated, la-di-da, …
Collegiate Thesaurus English vocabulary
CHICHI — 1. ʹʃi:ʃi: n 1. 1> претенциозность, жеманство 2> сверхмодная вещь 2. волокита; возня 3. привлекательная, волнующая женщина 2. ʹʃi:ʃi: a …
Англо-Русско-Английский словарь общей лексики - Сборник из лучших словарей
CHICHI — (n) возня; волнующая женщина; волокита; жеманство; претенциозность; сверхмодная вещь
English-Russian Lingvistica'98 dictionary
CHICHI — (a) жеманный; претенциозный; сверхмодный; стильный
English-Russian Lingvistica'98 dictionary
CHICHI — 1. [ʹʃi:ʃi:] n 1. 1) претенциозность, жеманство 2) сверхмодная вещь 2. волокита; возня 3. привлекательная, волнующая женщина 2. [ʹʃi:ʃi:] a …
Новый большой Англо-Русский словарь - Апресян, Медникова
CHICHI — 1. ʹʃi:ʃi: n 1. 1> претенциозность, жеманство 2> сверхмодная вещь 2. волокита; возня 3. привлекательная, волнующая женщина 2. ʹʃi:ʃi: a …
Большой новый Англо-Русский словарь
CHICHI — adj. Function: adjective Date: 1926 1 : elaborately ornamented : SHOWY , FRILLY <a chichi dress> 2 : ARTY , …
Merriam Webster Collegiate English Dictionary
CHICHI — adj. Pronunciation: ' sh ē -( ˌ )sh ē also ' ch ē -( ˌ )ch ē Function: noun Etymology: …
Merriam Webster Collegiate English Dictionary
CHICHI RUG — small, handmade floor covering ascribed to the Chechens, a group living in the republic of Checheno-Ingushetiya, Russia. The definitive pattern …
Britannica English vocabulary
CHI-CHI, CHICHI — претенциозность, жеманство сверхмодная вещь волокита; возня привлекательная, волнующая женщина претенциозный; жеманный - * dress платье, претендующее на шик сверхмодный, "стильный" …
Большой Англо-Русский словарь
CHI-CHI, CHICHI — претенциозность, жеманство сверхмодная вещь волокита; возня привлекательная, волнующая женщина претенциозный; жеманный - * dress платье, претендующее на шик сверхмодный, "стильный" …
Новый большой Англо-Русский словарь
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KIKUCHI KAN — born Dec. 26, 1888, Takamatsu, Japan died March 6, 1948, Tokyo also called Kikuchi Hiroshi playwright, novelist, and founder of …
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DAGESTAN RUG — usually small floor covering handwoven in the republic of Dagestan in the eastern Caucasus (Russia). Dagestan rugs are relatively finely …
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BONIN ISLANDS — Japanese Ogasawara-gunto, about 30 volcanic islands and islets in the central Pacific Ocean, 500 mi (800 km) southeast of Japan. …
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BONIN ISLANDS — Japanese Ogasawara-gunto Island group, western Pacific Ocean. Located about 600 mi (950 km) south of Tokyo and consisting of 27 …
Britannica Concise Encyclopedia
SWANKY — Synonyms and related words : Babylonian, Corinthian, awe-inspiring, awful, barbaric, braw, chic, chichi, classy, clothes-conscious, cosmopolitan, dapper, dashing, deluxe, dressed …
Moby Thesaurus English vocabulary

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