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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Maria Sabella, Better Homes & Gardens, 7 Oct. 2025
More Selects The Floor-Grazing Skirt For a lesson in layering, look to TWP for the masterclass in wearable chic.
—Andrea Zendejas, Vogue, 2 Oct. 2025
Emilio Parra Doiztua, New York Times, 16 Oct. 2025
Prada’s satin pochette offered a chic new take on the evening bag.
—Sandra Salibian, Footwear News, 15 Oct. 2025
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Noun
Grandpa Chic Grandpa chic—sometimes also referred to as 'country club chic' or 'country club grandpa'—is right up Richard Gilmore's alley.
—Maria Sabella, Better Homes & Gardens, 7 Oct. 2025
More Selects The Floor-Grazing Skirt For a lesson in layering, look to TWP for the masterclass in wearable chic.
—Andrea Zendejas, Vogue, 2 Oct. 2025
Adjective
Winding roads eventually lead to Hotel Corazón, a former finca — a country estate — growing produce on its cantilevered farmland that has been transformed by two expat artists into a boho chic retreat.
—Emilio Parra Doiztua, New York Times, 16 Oct. 2025
Prada’s satin pochette offered a chic new take on the evening bag.
—Sandra Salibian, Footwear News, 15 Oct. 2025
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“Chic.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/chic. Accessed 18 Oct. 2025.
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