chic adj : elegant and stylish; "chic elegance"; "a smart new dress"; "a suit of voguish cut" [syn: smart, voguish] n : elegance by virtue of being fashionable [syn: chicness, modishness, smartness, stylishness, swank, last word]

see Chic

English

Pronunciation

• , /ʃiːk/, /Si:k/

  Rhymes with: -iːk

Homophones

• sheik / sheikh i one pronunciation

Etymology

From chic.

Adjective

1. elegant

Translations

Noun

1. Good form; style.

Usage notes

• The noun chic is very often used with an attributive noun or adjective modifier, indicating the kind of style; hence "heroin chic", "boho-chic", "shabby chic", and so on.

pedialite List of chics

Translations

French

Adjective

1. elegant

Noun

1. elegance

German

Etymology

From chic.

Adjective

1. chic

Synonyms

• schick

Spanish

Adjective

1. elegant

Noun

1. elegance

Chic may refer to:

• Chic (style), chic meaning stylish or smart
• Chic (band), a United States band popular in the disco era
• Chic (album), the 1977 debut album of the band Chic.
• CHIC (electronics), a modular verifier for behavioral compatibility checking of hardware and software systems.
• Chic Magazine, a pornographic magazine
• The former call sign of two Canadian radio stations now known as CIAO and CFNY

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