chic
Good form; styleGood form; style.
» Her black dress was elegant and chic.
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3 senses(uncountable)Good form; style.
Chic
шикšik
(countable)A person with (a particular type of) chic.
A kind of ritual buffoon or clown in Yucatec Maya culture.
- elegance by virtue of being fashionable
Examples
9 sentencesHer black dress was elegant and chic.
We'd suggest a chic upholstered bed with a little tartan fabric.
They call this shabby chic.
One of the perks of my promotion is a chic, corner office with a great view of the skyline.
ruОдним из бонусов моего повышения является шикарный угловой офис с отличным видом на горизонт. — odexed
A peplum top paired with cigarette trousers is a chic, modern look a girl can wear just about anywhere.
Translations
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Origin
Borrowed from French chic (“elegant”), which in turn is probably borrowed from German SchiBorrowed from French chic (“elegant”), which in turn is probably borrowed from German Schick (“elegant appearance; tasteful presentation”). The word is akin to Dutch schielijk (“hasty”), schikken (“to arrange”) and Old English sċēon (“to happen”).
Borrowed from Yucatec Maya chiʼik (“coati; buffoon”).
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Forms
plural: chicsSynonyms
6 synonyms- elegance by virtue of being fashionable:chicnessmodishnesssmartnessstylishnessswanklast word
Word family
8 related wordsLessons for this word
1 lessons- A1Countable and uncountable nouns — Because it can be uncountable