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chic — meaning in English

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English meaning

  • chic adj Elegant and fashionable in a stylish, effortless way.
  • classy adj Elegant, stylish, or showing good taste.
  • dapper adj Neat and stylish in dress and appearance, especially of a man.
  • knack noun A natural skill or ability for doing something well, often something that seems to come easily.
  • natty adj Smart, neat, and stylishly dressed.
  • posh adj Associated with wealth or the upper classes; stylish and expensive.
  • sharp adj Having a fine edge or point that can cut or pierce easily.
  • sophisticated adj Having a lot of worldly experience and refined taste; cultured and knowledgeable.
  • swish noun A soft rustling or hissing sound, often caused by quick movement through the air.

Senses

chic is used for these senses in English:

  • chic Elegant, stylish.
  • classy Elegant, highly stylish or fashionable.
  • dapper Stylishly dressed, neatly dressed, spiffy.
  • knack A readiness in performance; aptness at doing something. [from 1580]
  • natty (informal) Smart and fashionable. [from late 18th c.]
  • sharp (colloquial) Stylish, smart or attractive.
  • sophisticated Of art or other things: appealing to the tastes of an intellectual or sophisticated (sense 1) person; cerebral; also, cultured, elegant, refined.
  • swish (British, colloquial) sophisticated; fashionable; smooth.

chic — full definition

  1. adj Elegant and fashionable in a stylish, effortless way.
  2. noun Stylishness or fashionable elegance.

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