Chic — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

elegance by virtue of being fashionable

elegant and stylish

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/kɹˈuːsɪfˌɪksᵻz/

🇬🇧British English

/klˈeəsɛnʃəns/

🇮🇳Indian English

/klˈeəsɛnʃəns/

1 syllable Say it as /kɹˈuːsɪfˌɪksᵻz/.

Examples

chic elegance
a smart new dress
a suit of voguish cut

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

stylishness last word swank modishness chicness voguish smartness chichi smart

Parts of Speech

noun	elegance by virtue of being fashionable
adjective	elegant and stylish “chic elegance”

Word Forms

chic	adjective	elegant and stylish
modish	adjective	in the current fashion or style
smart	adjective	elegant and stylish
stylish	adjective	being or in accordance with current social fashions
swanky	adjective	imposingly fashionable and elegant
chic	noun	elegance by virtue of being fashionable
chicness	noun	elegance by virtue of being fashionable
smartness	noun	elegance by virtue of being fashionable

Around the World

Europe

🇩🇪German

schick

Eleganz durch Mode

🇪🇸Spanish

elegante

elegancia por estar a la moda

🇮🇹Italian

elegante

eleganza in virtù dell'essere alla moda

🇳🇱Dutch

chique

elegantie omdat het modieus is

🇵🇹Portuguese

chique

elegância em virtude de estar na moda

🇷🇺Russian

шикарный

элегантность в силу того, что она модна

India

🇮🇳Hindi

ठाठ

फैशनेबल होने के कारण सुंदरता

🇧🇩Bengali

চটকদার

ফ্যাশনেবল হওয়ার গুণে কমনীয়তা

🇮🇳Tamil

புதுப்பாணியான

நாகரீகமாக இருப்பதன் மூலம் நேர்த்தியுடன்

🇮🇳Telugu

చిక్

నాగరికంగా ఉండటం వల్ల చక్కదనం

🇮🇳Marathi

डोळ्यात भरणारा

फॅशनेबल असण्यामुळे अभिजातता

🇮🇳Gujarati

છટાદાર

ફેશનેબલ હોવાના કારણે લાવણ્ય

🇮🇳Kannada

ಚಿಕ್

ಫ್ಯಾಶನ್ ಆಗಿರುವುದರಿಂದ ಸೊಬಗು

🇮🇳Malayalam

ചിക്

ഫാഷനബിൾ ആയതിനാൽ ചാരുത

🇮🇳Punjabi

ਚਿਕ

ਫੈਸ਼ਨੇਬਲ ਹੋਣ ਦੇ ਕਾਰਨ ਸੁੰਦਰਤਾ

🇵🇰Urdu

وضع دار

فیشن ایبل ہونے کی وجہ سے خوبصورتی

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

别致的

因时尚而优雅

🇯🇵Japanese

シック

ファッショナブルであることによる優雅さ

🇰🇷Korean

우아한

패셔너블함으로 인한 우아함

🇻🇳Vietnamese

sang trọng

sang trọng bởi tính thời trang

🇹🇭Thai

เก๋ไก๋

ความสง่างามโดยอาศัยความทันสมัย

🇮🇩Indonesian

cantik

keanggunan karena modis

🇵🇭Filipino

makisig

gilas dahil sa pagiging sunod sa moda

🇲🇾Malay

bergaya

keanggunan kerana bergaya

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

أنيق

الأناقة بحكم كونها عصرية

🇮🇷Persian

شیک

ظرافت به دلیل شیک بودن

🇹🇷Turkish

şık

moda olmanın getirdiği zarafet

🇮🇱Hebrew

מְסוּגנָן

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