CHIC

chic, smart, voguish

(adjective) elegant and stylish; “chic elegance”; “a smart new dress”; “a suit of voguish cut”

chic, chicness, chichi, modishness, smartness, stylishness, swank, last word

(noun) elegance by virtue of being fashionable

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Etymology 1

Adjective

chic (comparative chicer or more chic, superlative chicest or most chic)

Elegant, stylish.

Synonyms

• chichi

• dapper

• fashionable

• natty

• trendy

• voguish

Antonyms

• inelegant, unelegant

• unchic

• unfashionable

• unstylish

Noun

chic (countable and uncountable, plural chics)

(chiefly, uncountable) Good form; style.

(countable) A person with (a particular type of) chic.

Usage notes

The noun chic is very often used with an attributive noun or adjective modifier, indicating the kind of style, such as “boho-chic”, “heroin chic”, “shabby chic”, and so on.

Etymology 2

Noun

chic (plural chics)

A kind of ritual buffoon or clown in Yucatec Maya culture.

Etymology

Proper noun

Chic

A diminutive of the male given name Charles.

Source: Wiktionary


Chic, n. Etym: [F.]

Definition: Good form; style. [Slang]

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



RESET




Word of the Day

6 June 2025

PUNGENCY

(noun) wit having a sharp and caustic quality; “he commented with typical pungency”; “the bite of satire”


coffee icon

Coffee Trivia

According to WorldAtlas, Finland is the biggest coffee consumer in the entire world. The average Finn will consume 12 kg of coffee each year.

coffee icon