Definition of chic

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chic    (shk) KEY 

ADJECTIVE:
chic·er, chic·est

1. Conforming to the current fashion; stylish: chic clothes; a chic boutique.
2. Adopting or setting current fashions and styles; sophisticated: chic, well-dressed young executives. See Synonyms at fashionable.

NOUN:

1. The quality or state of being stylish; fashionableness.
2. Sophistication in dress and manner; elegance.

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ETYMOLOGY:
French, probably from German Schick, skill, fitness, elegance, from Middle High German (sich) schicken, to outfit (oneself), fit in

OTHER FORMS:
chicly(Adverb), chicness(Noun)