chichi
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Definition
Adjective:
- Affectedly trendy and fashionable: Describes something or someone that is overly concerned with being stylish in a way that seems unnatural, forced, or pretentious. It implies a focus on superficial trends rather than genuine style.
Noun:
- Elegance by virtue of being fashionable: The quality of being stylish or elegant specifically because something is in fashion.
- Someone who dresses in a trendy fashionable way: A person, often considered somewhat pretentious, who wears very fashionable, trendy clothes.
Usage Examples
Adjective:
- The new café was too chichi for my taste, with its gold-plated cutlery and overly complicated menu.
- She dismissed his chichi manners as insincere and trying too hard to impress.
Noun (referring to a quality):
- The chichi of her outfit was undeniable, but it lacked any personal touch.
- Noun (referring to a person):
- The party was full of chichis who seemed more interested in being photographed than in having a conversation.
Advanced Usage
- The word often carries a critical or slightly mocking tone, suggesting that the trendiness is overdone, artificial, or pretentious.
- The magazine's chichi advice on "curating your living space" felt completely disconnected from real life.
Variants and Related Words
- Chichi can also be spelled as chi-chi.
- Chic (adj/n): Stylish and fashionable, typically in an elegant and understated way. (Note: "Chic" is generally positive, while "chichi" is negative).
- Trendy (adj): Very fashionable or up-to-date. (Can be neutral or slightly negative, but less so than "chichi").
Synonyms
- Adjective: Pretentious, affected, ostentatious, faddish, showy.
- Noun (for a person): Fashionista, dandy, poseur.
Antonyms
- Adjective: Unpretentious, simple, modest, understated, classic.
- Noun (for a quality): Frumpiness, dowdiness.
Adjective
- affectedly trendy and fashionable
Noun
- elegance by virtue of being fashionable
- someone who dresses in a trendy fashionable way