单词 | chic |
释义 | chic (once / 3285 pages) adjn Something that's chic is fashionable or stylish. If you see a chic outfit in the window of a chic boutique, you might imagine that buying it will make you as chic as a fashion model. Chic can also be used as an noun to mean a specific type of stylishness or coolness, like a downtown urban chic (skinny jeans, perhaps), or nerdy chic (big glasses). Chic is a French word, so remember, whether it's an adjective or a noun, to pronounce it as “sheek” and not “chick,” so you can sound as chic as you look! WORD FAMILYchic: chicest, chicly, chicness, chics USAGE EXAMPLESBetter to opt for the petite pool, where an inflatable gold swan bobs next to the chic lounge. Washington Post(Dec 29, 2016) In our famously unstylish city, folks are lining up to gaze upon the peak of chic. Seattle Times(Dec 24, 2016) I left Chic in the early ’80s, and the very first record I did after that was David Bowie, “Let’s Dance.” New York Times(Dec 20, 2016) 1adj elegant and stylish chic elegance Syn smart, voguish fashionable, stylish having elegance or taste or refinement in manners or dress 2n elegance by virtue of being fashionable Syn|Hypo|Hyper chichi, chicness, last word, modishness, smartness, stylishness, swank dapperness, jauntiness, nattiness, rakishness stylishness as evidenced by a smart appearance elegance a refined quality of gracefulness and good taste |
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