First Known Use: 1856
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1chic
noun \ˈshēk\
: fashionable style
Full Definition of CHIC
1
: smart elegance and sophistication especially of dress or manner : style <wears her clothes with superb chic>
2
: a distinctive mode of dress or manner associated with a fashionable lifestyle, ideology, or pursuit <wearing the latest in urban chic>
3
: a faddishly popular quality or appeal; also : something (as a practice or interest) having such appeal <the transient tides of academic chic — Irving Kristol>
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Origin of CHIC
French
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2chic
adjective
: following the current fashion or style : fashionable and appealing
chic·erchic·est
Full Definition of CHIC
1
: cleverly stylish : smart <the woman who is chic adapts fashion to her own personality — Elizabeth L. Post>
2
: currently fashionable <a chic restaurant>
— chic·ly adverb
— chic·ness noun
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First Known Use of CHIC
1865
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CHIC Defined for Kids
1chic
noun \ˈshēk\
Definition of CHIC for Kids
: fashionable style
2chic
adjective
chic·erchic·est
Definition of CHIC for Kids
: stylish, fashionable <chic clothes>
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