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chic
[ sheek ]
adjective
- attractive and fashionable; stylish:
a chic hat.
Synonyms: , ,
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
Derived Forms
- ˈ, adverb
Other Word Forms
- l adverb
- n noun
- p· adjective
- ܱt· adjective
Word History and Origins
Origin of chic1
Word History and Origins
Origin of chic1
Example Sentences
Colorful textured rugs in purple, blue, orange, pink and red blend with handmade pottery, art and chic glass-top coffee tables.
A few carriages are passing by; near the center, a chic young female pedestrian about to arrive at the curb is a possible focus of his regard.
Gorgeously costumed and constructed, Kramer’s film is impossibly chic from tip to toe.
In September, Food & Wine named Tomlinson a Best New Chef, describing her style as “grandma chic.”
It would be tempting to conclude that Hollywood should heed postelection autopsies inveighing against “magic words,” “radical chic” and “going woke.”
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