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chic
[sheek]
adjective
attractive and fashionable; stylish.
a chic hat.
noun
style and elegance, especially in dress.
Paris clothes have such chic.
stylishness; modishness.
the chic of the firstnighters.
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.
chic
/ ʃiːk, ʃɪk /
adjective
(esp of fashionable clothes, women, etc) stylish or elegant
noun
stylishness, esp in dress; modishness; fashionable good taste
any of various fashion movements based on a particular lifestyle
radical chic
geek chic
Pronunciation Note
Other Word Forms
- chicly adverb
- chicness noun
- superchic adjective
- ultrachic adjective
Word History and Origins
Origin of chic1
Word History and Origins
Origin of chic1
Example Sentences
Mr Williamson told BBC Radio Manchester he wanted to create something "chic, elegant, and timeless" that each recipient would feel proud to own and display.
Inside its branches, seating is sparse -- the idea being to snap an Instagrammable selfie in front of the chic decor before taking your coffee away in one of LAP's signature electric blue cups.
It’s election night in Robert Icke’s “Oedipus,” a modern retelling of Sophocles’ “Oedipus the King” that must be the buzziest, if not the chicest, Broadway offering of the fall season.
Adjacent to the living areas, there is a chic dining area that overlooks the outdoor area, which is entered through the black-trim French doors.
The fraternal gathering of men, costumed in Jérôme Kaplan’s chic, postmodern take on toga-party garb, is vividly spurred by Bernstein’s evocative composition—for strings, percussion and solo violin.
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