n.
Pronunciation: ' sh ē k
Function: noun
Etymology: F
Date: 1856
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 >
3 : a faddishly popular quality or appeal also : something (as a practice or interest) having such appeal <the transient tides of academic chic ― Irving Kristol>