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Chicness

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chic

  [sheek] adjective, -er, -est.
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1. attractive and fashionable; stylish: a chic hat.
–noun
2. style and elegance, esp. in dress: Paris clothes have such chic.
3. stylishness; modishness: the chic of the firstnighters.
Origin:
1855–60; < F < G Schick skill

Related forms:
chicly, adverb
chicness, noun

Synonyms:
1. smart, elegant, modish.

Pronunciation note:
The spelling pronunciation [chik] is considered nonstandard except when used facetiously.
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chic   (shēk)   
adj.   chic·er, chic·est

  1. Conforming to the current fashion; stylish: chic clothes; a chic boutique.

  2. Adopting or setting current fashions and styles; sophisticated: chic, well-dressed young executives. See Synonyms at fashionable.

n.  

  1. The quality or state of being stylish; fashionableness.

  2. Sophistication in dress and manner; elegance.


[French, probably from German Schick, skill, fitness, elegance, from Middle High German (sich) schicken, to outfit (oneself), fit in.]
chic'ly adv., chic'ness n.
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Word Origin & History

chic 
1856, from Fr., originally "subtlety," perhaps related to Ger. schick "tact, skill," from M.L.G. schikken "arrange appropriately;" or from Fr. chicane, from chicanerie (see chicanery).
Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2001 Douglas Harper
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