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
New Age chic
3
: a faddishly popular quality or appeal
also
: something (such as a practice or interest) having such appeal
the transient tides of academic chic —
Irving Kristol
Irving Kristol
chicer; chicest
1
: cleverly stylish : smart
the woman who is chic adapts fashion to her own personality—Elizabeth L. Post
Elizabeth L. Post2
: currently fashionable
a chic restaurant
chic boutiques
chicly
adverb
chicness
noun
Synonyms
Examples of chic in a Sentence
Noun
It's the height of chic this year.
mockumentaries are the latest filmmaking chic
Adjective
The café has a chic new look.
a chic new hairstyle that makes her look very sophisticated
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John Mariani, Forbes, 23 Jan. 2025
Get ready to elevate your wardrobe to winter chic with matching sets, cozy cardigans, trench coats, and so much more.
—Rosie Marder, Travel + Leisure, 19 Jan. 2025
Amelia McBride, Travel + Leisure, 17 Feb. 2025
Another influential woman in Mukherjee’s life is Linda Fargo, Bergdorf Goodman’s chic, silver-haired senior vice president of fashion—and the retail high priestess responsible for Sabyasachi’s Big Apple debut.
—Naomi Rougeau, Robb Report, 17 Feb. 2025
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Noun
The whole enterprise reminds me of the glamor and silvery chic of New York in the 1930s and demonstrates the city’s endurance as a capital of style and refined taste.
—John Mariani, Forbes, 23 Jan. 2025
Get ready to elevate your wardrobe to winter chic with matching sets, cozy cardigans, trench coats, and so much more.
—Rosie Marder, Travel + Leisure, 19 Jan. 2025
Adjective
Vionic Women's Hayes Skimmers Ballet Flat $135 $65 at Amazon
These chic Hayes skimmers are like a cross between a ballet flat and a slip-on loafer.
—Amelia McBride, Travel + Leisure, 17 Feb. 2025
Another influential woman in Mukherjee’s life is Linda Fargo, Bergdorf Goodman’s chic, silver-haired senior vice president of fashion—and the retail high priestess responsible for Sabyasachi’s Big Apple debut.
—Naomi Rougeau, Robb Report, 17 Feb. 2025
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“Chic.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/chic. Accessed 21 Feb. 2025.
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