What does chic mean?
Definitions for chic
ʃikchic
This dictionary definitions page includes all the possible meanings, example usage and translations of the word chic.
Princeton's WordNet
chic, chicness, chichi, modishness, smartness, stylishness, swank, last wordadjective
elegance by virtue of being fashionable
chic, smart, voguishadjective
elegant and stylish
"chic elegance"; "a smart new dress"; "a suit of voguish cut"
Wiktionary
chicnoun
Good form; style.
chicadjective
stylish; elegant
Etymology: 1855, from chic, from Schick ("elegance, tact, style, skill"), from schicken ("to outfit oneself, fit in, arrange appropriately"), causative of geschehen ("to happen, rush") from giskehan ("to happen") from skehanan, from skek-. Akin to sceon ("to happen"), schielijk ("hasty").
Wikipedia
Chic
Chic (; French: [ʃik]), meaning "stylish" or "smart", is an element of fashion. It was originally a French word.
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chic
Chic refers to a style that is fashionable, elegant, and sophisticated. It is often used to describe people, clothing, accessories, or decor that is stylish, modern, or on-trend, while also being tasteful and refined. Chic can also refer to an overall quality of grace, poise, or being fashionable in appearance and manner.
Webster Dictionary
Chicnoun
good form; style
Etymology: [F. Cf. Chic, n.]
Wikidata
CHIC
Chic is an American disco and R&B band that was organized during 1976 by guitarist Nile Rodgers and bassist Bernard Edwards. It is known best for its commercially successful disco songs, including "Dance, Dance, Dance", "Everybody Dance", "Le Freak", "I Want Your Love", "Good Times", and "My Forbidden Lover". The group regarded themselves as a rock band for the disco movement "that made good on hippie peace, love and freedom". In October 2012, Chic were nominated for induction into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame for the seventh time.
Chambers 20th Century Dictionary
Chic
shēk, n. style, fashion: adroitness.—adj. stylish, 'up to the mark.' [Fr.]
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Surnames Frequency by Census Records
CHIC
According to the U.S. Census Bureau, Chic is ranked #81772 in terms of the most common surnames in America.
The Chic surname appeared 231 times in the 2010 census and if you were to sample 100,000 people in the United States, approximately 0 would have the surname Chic.
49.7% or 115 total occurrences were of Hispanic origin.
27.2% or 63 total occurrences were White.
16% or 37 total occurrences were Asian.
4.3% or 10 total occurrences were Black.
Numerology
Chaldean Numerology
The numerical value of chic in Chaldean Numerology is: 3
Pythagorean Numerology
The numerical value of chic in Pythagorean Numerology is: 5
Examples of chic in a Sentence
I guess they are aware of [being photographed], but whether or not they are, it seems like that’s what they’ve designed for, it’s very liberating when you are one of the most photographed people, including them, to be like this can make me look chic and feel protected.
This is by far our favorite trend and we are loving it. Black gowns are chic and dramatic.
The next step for Chic Shoes is to see more jobs created and to increase our output of production, going from 3,500 to 5,000 pairs a day. But that depends on the growth of the company as well as the demand of the chain stores.
[ Playing mahjong ] is actually quite a chic habit.
A chic type, a rough type, an odd type - but never a stereotype
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- أنيقArabic
- моден, изисканост, елегантен, елегантност, шикBulgarian
- šikCzech
- smarteDanish
- chic, schickGerman
- σικGreek
- ŜikaEsperanto
- chic, eleganteSpanish
- شیکPersian
- tyylikäs, eleganttiFinnish
- chicFrench
- chicIrish
- sikk, sikkesHungarian
- ձեվավորArmenian
- cantikIndonesian
- chikaIdo
- eleganteItalian
- シックJapanese
- 우아한Korean
- LEPIDUSLatin
- chiqueDutch
- elegantNorwegian
- szykPolish
- chiquePortuguese
- шикарный, шикRussian
- stilfull, elegant, chicSwedish
- புதுப்பாணியானTamil
- şıkTurkish
- עלעגאַנטYiddish
- 别致的Chinese
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