Definition of chic
(Entry 1 of 2)
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
chic
adjective
chicer; chicest
Definition of chic (Entry 2 of 2)
1
: cleverly stylish : smart
the woman who is chic adapts fashion to her own personality— Elizabeth L. Post
2
: currently fashionable
a chic restaurant chic boutiques
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The first known use of chic was in 1851
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