très chic
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9.2
- adjective
- /trɛs ʃik/
- "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
623
2.0
Very beautiful to look at
165
4.1
Being elegant and stylish and showing good taste
163
3.3
Having an attractive, stylish look that shows good taste
139
4.3
Looking stylish and exciting in a way that attracts attention
80
2.6
Popular now because it follows the current style
78
2.0
Clothes or rooms that look fashionable and attractive
77
3.5
Elegant and fashionable in a simple, modern way
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3.7
Having a neat, stylish appearance from careful grooming
35
5.8
Showing elegant, expensive style that makes someone seem richer or more important
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4.1
Showing elegant, polite manners and good taste
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7.4
Very stylish and expensive-looking, like a fancy car or hotel
18
2.4
Looks neat, clean, and fashionable
17
7.2
Bright and stylish in a way that draws attention
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3.6
Suitable for formal events like a wedding or party
12
8.3
Very high-class and fashionable, often for food or clothing
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4.8
A bright, showy look that tries to impress people
10
4.5
Stylish and attractive with shiny, showy details
9
7.5
Expensive and fashionable, showing that someone has money
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9.6
Looking expensive or stylish in a showy, joking way
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8.7
Very fancy in a way that tries to impress people
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9.9
Stylish but showy in a way that tries to impress others
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9.9
Having a fashionable, attractive look, like new clothes or a neat room
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9.2
Attractive and stylish in a bold, showy way
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9.9
Looks very stylish and attractive
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4.0
Very fashionable and neatly dressed
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7.8
Wearing stylish, elegant clothes
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9.9
Stylish in a way that shows upper-class manners
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8.1
Very elegant and cultured in style or manners
People who are very stylish and set new fashion trends
A person who wears smart, fashionable clothes like a stylish city person
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'.