What does オシャレ mean?


> やっぱオシャレな雰囲気になるお声だなぁ〜

It seems the definition of おしゃれ is something like "stylish", but it doesn't
seem right in this case. What does that mean?




オシャレ is also spelled お洒落. This breaks down to honorific prefix _o-_ + _share_
, the stem of the verb _shareru_ , "to dress up, to get fancy, to be stylish,
to be refined", or even "to be witty" in terms of how one speaks. This could
be used as a noun, or indeed as a _-na_ adjective, like in your sample text.

You may have heard the term _dajare_ for "stupid joke": this comes from prefix
_da-_ for "stupid, worthless" + this same _share_ for "witticism".

So in the context of your quote, "dressed up" certainly doesn't fit, and as
you note, "stylish" also sounds funny. But "refined" or "fancy" would seem to
work.




オシャレ is also spelled お洒落. This breaks down to honorific prefix _o-_ + _share_
, the stem of the verb _shareru_ , "to dress up, to get fancy, to be stylish,
to be refined", or even "to be witty" in terms of how one speaks. This could
be used as a noun, or indeed as a _-na_ adjective, like in your sample text.

You may have heard the term _dajare_ for "stupid joke": this comes from prefix
_da-_ for "stupid, worthless" + this same _share_ for "witticism".

So in the context of your quote, "dressed up" certainly doesn't fit, and as
you note, "stylish" also sounds funny. But "refined" or "fancy" would seem to
work.

