1.
attractive and fashionable; stylish: a chic hat.
noun
2.
style and elegance, especially in dress: Paris clothes have such chic.
3.
stylishness; modishness: the chic of the firstnighters.
4.
casual and understated style, as in dress or décor, that expresses a specified trendy lifestyle or activity: Black-rimmed glasses bring some geek chic to your outfit.
Origin:
1855–60; < French < German Schick skill
1855–60; < French < German Schick skill
Related forms
chic·ly, adverb
chic·ness, noun
su·per·chic, adjective
ul·tra·chic, adjective
Synonyms
1. smart, elegant, modish.
1. smart, elegant, modish.
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| —adj | |
| 1. | (esp of fashionable clothes, women, etc) stylish or elegant |
| —n | |
| 2. | stylishness, esp in dress; modishness; fashionable good taste |
| 3. | any of various fashion movements based on a particular lifestyle: radical chic; geek chic |
| [C19: from French, of uncertain origin] | |
| 'chicly | |
| —adv | |
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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).
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Example sentences
And the place has become more chic and fashionable, so people are building bigger and more complicated houses.
It offers something more ethereal: a feeling of healthy chic that pervades its stores and products and rubs off on customers.
Emerging designers from all over the world displayed the latest mesh of chic designs and technological innovation.
Or, she reckons, swatches from a tattered leather jacket could double as chic epaulettes on a high-end used sweater.
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