très chic
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9.2
- adjective
- /trɛs ʃik/
:
muy elegante
- "Always très chic."
Examples
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The new boutique offers très chic clothing that is perfect for fashion-forward individuals.
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She always dresses très chic for special occasions, making her the center of attention.
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- Oh, très chic,definitely.
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In Manhattan, people who didn't wear socks often carried tin cups; here it was très chic.
Fiction book (1997) -
Well, I was cruising the clearance racks at Old Navy and thought it was très chic.
Blog text (29) -
Just remember, someday, people will marvel that we hung rusty bedsprings on our walls and thought that was très chic.
Blog text (6) -
C'est très chic.
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At the gala, everyone admired her très chic outfit, which showcased the latest trends.
Synonyms
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2.2
Fashionable and attractive to many people
692
2.0
Very beautiful to look at
165
3.3
Having an attractive, stylish look that shows good taste
133
4.1
Being elegant and stylish and showing good taste
132
4.3
Looking stylish and exciting in a way that attracts attention
127
2.4
Looks neat, clean, and fashionable
85
2.6
Popular now because it follows the current style
85
2.0
Clothes or rooms that look fashionable and attractive
57
3.5
Elegant and fashionable in a simple, modern way
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5.8
Showing elegant, expensive style that makes someone seem richer or more important
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3.7
Having a neat, stylish appearance from careful grooming
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7.4
Very stylish and expensive-looking, like a fancy car or hotel
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7.2
Bright and stylish in a way that draws attention
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4.8
A bright, showy look that tries to impress people
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3.6
Suitable for formal events like a wedding or party
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7.5
Expensive and fashionable, showing that someone has money
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4.1
Showing elegant, polite manners and good taste
2
4.5
Stylish and attractive with shiny, showy details
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8.7
Very fancy in a way that tries to impress people
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9.6
Looking expensive or stylish in a showy, joking way
Very elegant and cultured in style or manners
Very high-class and fashionable, often for food or clothing
Very fashionable and neatly dressed
People who are very stylish and set new fashion trends
Stylish in a way that shows upper-class manners
Stylish but showy in a way that tries to impress others
Having a fashionable, attractive look, like new clothes or a neat room
Attractive and stylish in a bold, showy way
Looks very stylish and attractive
A person who wears smart, fashionable clothes like a stylish city person
Wearing stylish, elegant clothes
Antonyms
How Stylish
Surface Forms
Morphology
The meaning is directly compositional: French 'très' = 'very' modifies 'chic' = 'stylish', so 'très chic' straightforwardly means 'very stylish'. This intensifier + adjective pattern is cross-linguistically common and the semantic relation is predictable, so learners who know the constituents will understand it.
Etymology
The phrase très chic comes from French: très means 'very' and chic means 'stylish'. Picture someone dressed so perfectly they could be on a fashion magazine cover, and you can see why très chic is used to mean 'very stylish'.