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
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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Kara Jillian Brown, InStyle, 4 Apr. 2026
From a morning perusing the Louvre to an afternoon lounging at the Luxembourg Garden—plus a day trip to Champagne or a weekend away in Burgundy—these 15 items embrace French chic.
—Lane Nieset, Travel + Leisure, 4 Apr. 2026
InStyle, 10 Apr. 2026
Give The Lemon Fair a look and find paintings from local artists, comfy-chic clothes, and fun accessories.
—Jennifer Stewart Kornegay, Southern Living, 9 Apr. 2026
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Noun
Choose a bubble gum pink and top it off with chrome for a look that leans Y2K chic.
—Kara Jillian Brown, InStyle, 4 Apr. 2026
From a morning perusing the Louvre to an afternoon lounging at the Luxembourg Garden—plus a day trip to Champagne or a weekend away in Burgundy—these 15 items embrace French chic.
—Lane Nieset, Travel + Leisure, 4 Apr. 2026
Adjective
Travel In Style What to pack, where to shop, and all the chic places to eat, stay, and explore in the world's most fashionable destinations.
—InStyle, 10 Apr. 2026
Give The Lemon Fair a look and find paintings from local artists, comfy-chic clothes, and fun accessories.
—Jennifer Stewart Kornegay, Southern Living, 9 Apr. 2026
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“Chic.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/chic. Accessed 11 Apr. 2026.
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