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adjective

Definition of chichinext
as in frilly

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chichi

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noun

as in froufrou

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Recent Examples of chichi
Adjective
Revelers from across the country and abroad were parading through Berlin on Saturday from chichi Kurfuerstendamm street in the west to the city’s landmark Brandenburg Gate. — Washington Post, 27 July 2019 The pages inside the magazine are just as chichi as the cover, featuring an array of pieces from the Paris Couture collections, including conceptual designs from Marni, Loewe, Calvin Klein, and Emporio Armani. — Emily Kirkpatrick, PEOPLE.com, 26 Sep. 2017
Noun
That falls into the unofficial hierarchy of Disney Adults, where fans look down on other fans, perhaps pooh-poohing ones who aren’t annual passholders or haven’t stayed in the most chichi hotels or lack international parks experience. — Dewayne Bevil, The Orlando Sentinel, 5 Aug. 2025 The chichi shindig, which welcomed over 100 elite horses and handlers from across the globe to compete, kicked off Thursday night with an iconic set by music legend Sting. — Madeleine Marr, Miami Herald, 21 Apr. 2025 This part of Colorado is really chichi and fancy, with lots of great restaurants and amazing natural beauty. — Krista Simmons, Sunset Magazine, 19 Dec. 2023 Cameo was burning $5 million a month on its staff, travel, parties at the Cameo House, and expensive takeout for stars from chichi spots like Sugarfish and Jon & Vinny’s. — Sapna Maheshwari, New York Times, 20 Oct. 2023 The Washington area alone has the Jason, the Adele, Eliot on 4th, the Tiffany, AVA, the chichi-sounding Henri, the George, the Lacey. — Lavanya Ramanathan, chicagotribune.com, 23 Aug. 2019 Freeway demolition on Octavia helped reconnect Hayes Valley to the Lower Haight and Civic Center in the early 2000s, creating an enclave of chichi boutiques, taprooms and expensive homes. — Rachel Swan, SFChronicle.com, 16 July 2019
Recent Examples of Synonyms for chichi
  1. frilly
  2. froufrou
  3. ostentatious
  4. finery
  5. showy
  6. apparel
  7. flamboyant
  8. frippery
Adjective
  • From feathery clutches to frilly brooches, fashion week guests are using the playful texture to give their looks an unexpected pop.
    — Amanda Le, InStyle, 10 Sep. 2026
  • The company does, though, sell a scarf called Tulipomanie, covered in frilly blooms of an exquisiteness that seems to rebut the charge of excess hype with a wink.
    — Lauren Collins, New Yorker, 7 Sep. 2026
Definition of frilly
Noun
  • The outcome was less froufrou compared to previous efforts that were rich in bows, ruffles, flounces and patchworks, as the more streamlined hybrids better expressed the rigor of the theme.
    — Sandra Salibian, WWD, 13 Dec. 2024
  • None of that decadent froufrou for us Americans, no sir; the Eurosport breathes through a Rochester two-barrel carburetor, and the mixture flows from carburetor to manifold unvexed by any little whirling rotors or impellers.
    — David E. Davis Jr., Car and Driver, 30 Jan. 2023
Definition of froufrou
Adjective
  • None of this is that serious, but the truth is, Rams haters existed even before this ostentatious offseason.
    — Michael Silver, New York Times, 10 Sep. 2026
  • Every material has been selected to age gracefully, while subtle craftsmanship and tactile finishes ensure that interiors are refined without ever feeling ostentatious.
    — Nick Scott, Robb Report, 22 Aug. 2026
Definition of ostentatious
Noun
  • Obviously the bride and bridesmaids will wear wedding finery.
    — Judith Martin, Sun Sentinel, 18 Sep. 2026
  • Over the course of several hours, a kaleidoscopic array of appetizers, mains and desserts were paraded out for the hundreds of guests wearing their Sunday finery.
    — Sean Timberlake, Sacbee.com, 8 Sep. 2026
Definition of finery
Adjective
  • Although garden mums are considered hardy to Zone 5, breeders have developed fall mums with big mounds of showy flowers that may not be as cold-hardy as in the past.
    — Lynn Coulter, Better Homes & Gardens, 12 Sep. 2026
  • Alliums Many people are surprised to find out that our good old culinary onion (Allium cepa) has a tremendous number of very showy cousins that are grown as ornamental bulbs.
    — Paul Cappeillo, Louisville Courier Journal, 11 Sep. 2026
Definition of showy
Noun
  • In its global vision, Alo has already integrated apparel, movement, recovery, nutrition, mindfulness, content and physical spaces into a single wellness ecosystem.
    — Advertorial, Footwear News, 19 Sep. 2026
  • More on Nike deal The Miami Hurricanes’ new megadeal with Nike — the most lucrative in the apparel company’s history which was formally announced Friday — includes a name, image and likeness component for UM student-athletes.
    — Jordan McPherson, Miami Herald, 19 Sep. 2026
Definition of apparel
Adjective
  • The sports-and-culture pundits of Los Angeles and New York marveled with shock and puzzlement at how such a flamboyant character could be so embraced by the hardscrabble, blue-collar, industrial Midwestern fanbase of the Bulls.
    — Will Kamin, Chicago Tribune, 18 Sep. 2026
  • Andreas brings him to a rich guy’s place, where Luca catches the eye of a flamboyant coke-snorting crossdresser whose affect radiates malevolence.
    — Jay Weissberg, Variety, 4 Sep. 2026
Definition of flamboyant
Noun
  • But the point of the Neo is that it eschews frills and frippery in favor of nailing the basics.
    — ArsTechnica, ArsTechnica, 24 Aug. 2026
  • This one from chef Yotam Ottolenghi is basic with no frippery to speak of.
    — Scott Hocker, TheWeek, 26 Mar. 2026
Definition of frippery

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“Chichi.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/chichi. Accessed 23 Sep. 2026.

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