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chic

chic

9 4.9
A stylish, elegant look in clothes or rooms
  • noun
  • /ʃiːk/
: elegancia
  • She has a chic sense of fashion that impresses everyone at the gala.
  • radical chic
  • established chic

And so for me this like eclectic hippie chic, shabby chic, shabby chic hippie vibe feels homey to me.

Examples

  • The fashion show featured items that perfectly captured the essence of chic style.

  • Cal, for Cal, was the picture of chic: corduroy coat, wool tie, chinos.

    Fiction book (1994)

  • Have you ever seen such a chic beach look?

  • - It's so industrial chic.

    UglyDolls (2019)

  • And then I have a a chic, very simple black clutch to go out.

  • Your place is very Boho-Chic.

    Rip Tide (2017)

  • Designer handbags bring a chic look to your style and boost your confidence as well.

    Blog text (22)

  • French fashion was no longer an option, and America became the home of patriotic chic based on practical clothes and tailored fashions.

    Academic text (2015)

  • My look for the night was menswear chic, inspired by Miranda Hobbs.

    Blog text (29)

  • His home decor is a blend of modern elegance and chic sophistication.

Synonyms

swank
vschic
2 8.0

A stylish, showy way of looking or behaving that seems rich

is about refined, understated elegance instead of loud display
stylishness
vschic
1 3.6

A quality of being fashionable and attractive

is more about timeless sophisticated style than trend driven appearance
chicness
vschic
1 6.5

Being stylish and elegant in a simple way

is the same meaning but is the shorter, more common descriptive form
dressiness
vschic
1 4.5

A way of wearing clothes that is formal and stylish for special occasions

is more general sophistication in everyday style rather than formal clothing
smartness
vschic
1 3.6

A clean, stylish way of dressing

is broader, covering sophisticated lifestyle beyond just clothing
fashionableness
vschic
1 6.3

The state of being in style and popular now

is about elegance and refined sophistication rather than mere trend following
modishness
vschic
1 7.9

A quality of being in style and following the latest fashions

is about elegance and sophisticated taste rather than mere trendiness

Antonyms

frumpy
  • Informal
11 7.3

Clothes or a person that look old-fashioned and not attractive

unfashionable
8 3.7

Few people wear it now because it is not in style

dowdy
6 7.1

Plain and old-fashioned in a way that looks unattractive

Compounds

radical chic
  • Offensive
1 9.7

A style where rich people show left-wing views to seem socially aware

très chic
1 9.2

Very stylish and elegant

How Stylish

glam
  • Informal
7 7.2
chic
9 4.9
elegance
48 3.5
style
∞ 3.4

Surface Forms

chic singular
chics plural

Etymology

Chic as a noun comes from the same French chic, likely from the old German schick meaning 'skill' or 'good taste'. So chic names the quality of being stylish and well put together.