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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
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