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Definition of chic adjective from the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary

chic

adjective
 
/ʃiːk/
 
/ʃiːk/
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  1. very fashionable and attractive synonym stylish
    • She is always so chic, so elegant.
    • a chic new restaurant
    • She was dazzling, witty and terrifyingly chic.
    • They found a chic little cafe.
    see also eco-chic, shabby chicTopics Clothes and Fashionc2
    Oxford Collocations DictionaryChic is used with these nouns:
    • boutique
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    Word Originmid 19th cent.: from French, probably from German Schick ‘skill’.
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