köken: Probably from German Schick (“elegant appearance; tasteful presentation”). The word is akin to Dutch schielijk (“hasty”), schikken (“to arrange”), Old English sċēon (“to happen”).
wittiness, refinement, stylishness, easygoing-ness · stylish and fashionable dress, good style in one's clothing · short for 洒落女 (share onna): an unlicensed prostitute during the Edo period
köken: Derived as the 連(れん)用(よう)形(けい) (ren'yōkei, “stem or continuative form”) of the verb 洒(しゃ)落(れ)る (shareru, “to be witty; to be stylish or dapper”). The spelling is an example of phonetic ateji (当(あ)て字(じ)), ultimately from Chinese 灑落 /洒落 (sǎluò, “confident and at ease; natural and elegant”). First cited to the late 1600s.
elegant (characterised by or exhibiting elegance in dress, style, design) · elegant (characterised by minimalism and intuitiveness while preserving exactness and precision)
çekim: karşılaştırma elegánsabb · üstünlük legelegánsabb
fine (of superior quality), grand · refined, elegant, genteel, stylish, tony, posh, swanky, fashionable, smart · beautiful, handsome (chiefly of objects and the weather)
köken: From Old French galant (“courteous; dashing; brave”), present participle of galer (“to rejoice; make merry”), from gale (“pomp; show; festivity; mirth”); either from Frankish *wala (“good, well”), a variant form of *wela, from Proto-Germanic *wela, from Proto-Indo-European *welh₁- (“to choose, wish”); or alternatively from Frankish *gail (“merry”), from Proto-Germanic *gailaz (“merry; excited;…