I. ˈshēk noun
Etymology: French
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
II. adjective
( chic·er ; chic·est )
Date: 1865
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·ly adverb
• chic·ness noun