Chic

Pronunciation

• enPR: shÄ“k, IPA: /ʃiːk/
• Rhymes: -iːk
• Homophones: sheik, sheikh one pronunciation

Origin

Borrowing from fr {{2}} chic, from German schick ("elegance, tact, style, skill"), from Middle High German schicken ("to outfit oneself, fit in, arrange appropriately"), causative of Middle High German geschehen, geschēn ("to happen, rush") from Old High German giskehan ("to happen") from Proto-Germanic *skehaną ("to run, move quickly"), from Proto-Indo-European *skek- ("to run, jump, spring"). Akin to Old English scēon ("to happen"), Dutch schielijk ("hasty").

Full definition of chic

Adjective

1. stylish; elegant

Derived terms

• ecochic

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.

Derived terms