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CHICNESS

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does chicness mean? 

CHICNESS (noun)
  The noun CHICNESS has 1 sense:

1. elegance by virtue of being fashionableplay

  Familiarity information: CHICNESS used as a noun is very rare.


 Dictionary entry details 


CHICNESS (noun)


Sense 1

Meaning:

Elegance by virtue of being fashionable

Classified under:

Nouns denoting attributes of people and objects

Synonyms:

chic; chichi; chicness; last word; modishness; smartness; stylishness; swank

Hypernyms ("chicness" is a kind of...):

elegance (a refined quality of gracefulness and good taste)

Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "chicness"):

dapperness; jauntiness; nattiness; rakishness (stylishness as evidenced by a smart appearance)

Derivation:

chic (elegant and stylish)


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