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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 51Թ Forms
- l adverb
- n noun
- p· adjective
- ܱt· adjective
51Թ History and Origins
Origin of chic1
51Թ History and Origins
Origin of chic1
Example Sentences
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.”
She cut a striking figure, travelling through the bush with her coiffed hair, form-fitting dresses and chic, translucent shades.
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