CHIC
Dictionary entry overview: What does chic mean? • CHIC (noun)
The noun CHIC has 1 sense:
1. elegance by virtue of being fashionable
Familiarity information: CHIC used as a noun is very rare.
• CHIC (adjective)
The adjective CHIC has 1 sense:
1. elegant and stylish
Familiarity information: CHIC used as an adjective is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
• CHIC (noun)
Meaning:
Elegance by virtue of being fashionable
Classified under:
Nouns denoting attributes of people and objects
Synonyms:
chic; chicness; swank; modishness; stylishness; chichi; smartness; last word
Hypernyms ("chic" is a kind of...):
elegance (a refined quality of gracefulness and good taste)
Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "chic"):
dapperness; jauntiness; nattiness; rakishness (stylishness as evidenced by a smart appearance)
• CHIC (adjective)
Meaning:
Elegant and stylish
Synonyms:
chic; voguish; smart
Context examples:
chic elegance / a smart new dress / a suit of voguish cut
Similar:
fashionable; stylish (having elegance or taste or refinement in manners or dress)
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