Russian speech is famous for its uniqueness, complexity and beauty. It can not only express thoughts and feelings, but also convey the most subtle shades of sensations. Such a variety of meanings and forms of words cannot be found, perhaps, in any other language in the world. Russian vocabulary keeps innumerable riches. Polysemy and variability of words is a hallmark of our language.
This article will introduce you to the meaning and use of the adjective "chic" and its short form.
The meaning of the word "chic"
This adjective has a wide range of uses.
- This word refers to something magnificent, expensive and magnificent, whether it is an object, appearance or setting.
- In colloquial speech, it can be used to describe something dapper, spectacular.
- As a vernacular, this word appears when used in the meaning of "excellent", "beautiful".
The word "chic" can be used in relation to any event, person, work of art, attire. In all cases, this word means special luxury, elegance and sophistication, emphasizing that this phenomenon is brilliant in its essence.
Adjective"shikarny" has a short form "shikaren", which is also often used in modern Russian. For example, if they say about someone that this person is gorgeous, it means that he has some wonderful quality.
Examples of usage
- We entered a chic room furnished with incredible taste.
- Chic wedding was played by the son of a local politician.
- My sister's husband gave a gorgeous necklace for her birthday.
- The club presented a chic gift to its fans by winning an international tournament.
- The lieutenant was gorgeous in hussar uniform - this was confirmed by all the women in his entourage.
- Peking Duck at this restaurant is just amazing!
Synonyms for the word
In order to better understand what "chic" is and to use this word correctly in speech, we present some of its synonyms:
- Luxurious.
- Fantastic.
- Elegant.
- Amazing.
- Puffy.
- Rich.
- Dandy.
- Amazing.
- Unmatched.
- Gorgeous.
As we can see, the nuances of the semantic coloring of words and phenomena in the Russian language can be conveyed by a large arsenal of lexical means. This allows us to make our speech rich, rich and interesting.
