DictionarychicFashionable elegance
adjective / noun

chic

SHEEK/ʃˈik/

Elegant, fashionable style.

His tailored jacket and coordinated outfit look effortlessly chic.

An older man models an understated, impeccably coordinated contemporary outfit: a softly tailored navy jacket, fine cream knit, tapered trousers, polished loafers, and a neatly folded pocket square.
Etymology

French chic meant 'stylishness' and earlier 'subtlety.' English first used it for artistic skill and excellence, then for elegant fashion; the French word's deeper origin is unknown.

In context

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More examples

  • The room had understated chic.
  • She chose the chicer of the two coats.
  • It was the chicest cafe on the street.

Forms

chic · chicer · chicest

Similar words

stylish
The broader term for an attractive fashionable appearance.
elegant
Emphasizes grace or refinement more than current fashion.