chic

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chic

fashionable, stylish; style and elegance, smart, modish: she looks so chic in that black dress

Not to be confused with:

cheek – either side of a face; nerve, audacity, gall, impudence: the kid has a lot of cheek

chick – young chicken or other bird; a child; a young pretty woman

sheik – a Muslim religious official; a leader of an Arab family, village, or tribe

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.

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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chic

(ʃiːk; ʃɪk)

adj

(esp of fashionable clothes, women, etc) stylish or elegant

1. stylishness, esp in dress; modishness; fashionable good taste

2. any of various fashion movements based on a particular lifestyle: radical chic; geek chic.

[C19: from French, of uncertain origin]

ˈchicly adv

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chic

(ʃik)

adj. -er, -est,
n. adj.

1. attractive and fashionable; stylish.

2. style and elegance, esp. in dress.

[1855–60; < French < German Schick skill]

chic′ly, adv.

chic′ness, n.

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Noun	1.	chic - elegance by virtue of being fashionable chicness, modishness, stylishness, swank, chichi, smartness, last word elegance - a refined quality of gracefulness and good taste; "she conveys an aura of elegance and gentility" dapperness, jauntiness, nattiness, rakishness - stylishness as evidenced by a smart appearance
Adj.	1.	chic - elegant and stylish; "chic elegance"; "a smart new dress"; "a suit of voguish cut" voguish, smart stylish, fashionable - having elegance or taste or refinement in manners or dress; "a little less posh but every bit as stylish as Lord Peter Wimsey"; "the stylish resort of Gstadd"

chic

adjective stylish, smart, elegant, fashionable, trendy (Brit. informal), up-to-date, new, modish, du jour (French), à la mode, voguish (informal), culty, hip (slang) Her gown was French and very chic. the chic place to be seen around town
old-fashioned, shabby, out-of-date, unfashionable, naff (Brit. slang), outmoded, passé, inelegant, unhip (slang)

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chic

adjective

Being or in accordance with the current fashion:

à la mode, dashing, fashionable, mod, modish, posh, smart, stylish, swank, swanky, trig.

Informal: classy, in, sharp, snappy, swish, tony, trendy.

Slang: with-it.

Idioms: all the rage, up to the minute.

Translations

أنيق

elegantníšik

chicfikssmart

schick Chic mondän

chic elegante

eleganttityylikäs

chic

sikkessikk

tískulegur, smart

elegante radical chic stile

elegantiškasprašmatnus

elegants

chic

[ʃiːk]

A. ADJ → elegante

B. N → chic m, elegancia f

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chic

[ˈʃiːk ˈʃɪk] adj → chic inv, élégant(e)

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chic

adj (+er) → chic, schick, elegant

n → Schick m, → Chic m

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chic

[ʃiːk] adj → chic inv, elegante

chic

(ʃiːk) adjective

stylish. She looks very chic.

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