Complete Definition of "chic"

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English

Pronunciation
enPR|sh�k, IPA|/�i�k/, SAMPA|/<tt>Si:k</tt>/
:rhymes|i�k

Homophones
sheik / sheikh i|one pronunciation

Etymology
From F. term|chic|lang=fr.

Adjective
en-adj|er|more

  1. elegant

Translations
trans-top|Elegant.
Finnish: t-|fi|tyylikäs, t-|fi|elegantti
German: t-|de|schick
Ido: t|io|chika|xs=Ido
trans-mid
Spanish: t-|es|chic, t+|es|elegante
trans-bottom

Noun
en-noun

  1. Good form; style.

Usage notes
The noun chic is very often used with an attributive noun or adjective modifier, indicating the kind of style; hence "heroin chic", "boho-chic", "shabby chic", and so on.
pedialite|List of chics

Translations
trans-top|good form; style
German: t-|de|Chic|m
trans-mid
trans-bottom


French

Adjective
fr-adj|femininechic|mpchic|pf=chic

  1. elegant

Noun
fr-noun|m|-

  1. elegance

German

Etymology
From F.|de term|chic|lang=fr.

Adjective
infl|de|adjective

  1. chic#English|chic i|inflected forms are only built using the German spelling schick

Synonyms
schick


Spanish

Adjective
es-adj

  1. elegant

Noun
es-noun-m

  1. elegance

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