Chic - English meaning

adjective

Pleasing or appealing to the senses.

Usage examples:

An attractive village

adjective

Causing interest or pleasure

Usage examples:

They made me a very attractive job offer., they are an attractive family., one of the less attracti…

adjective

Neat and trim in dress and appearance (typically used of a man).

Usage examples:

He looked very dapper in a dark silk suit

adjective

(of a man) looking stylish and neat

adjective

Attractive, adventurous, and full of confidence (typically used of a man).

Usage examples:

A dashing young pilot

verb

Run or travel somewhere in a great hurry.

Usage examples:

I dashed into the garden

adjective

Attractive and stylish because of being energetic, exciting, and confident

Usage examples:

A dashing young man

adjective

Confident, stylish, and charming (typically used of a man).

Usage examples:

All the men looked debonair and handsome in white tie and tails

adjective

Having a sophisticated charm

adjective

Graceful and stylish in appearance or manner.

Usage examples:

She will look elegant in black

adjective

Graceful and attractive in appearance or behavior

Usage examples:

We met a young businesswoman, elegant in a black suit., he was known for his elegance and wit., ele…

adjective

Characteristic of, influenced by, or representing a current popular style.

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Fashionable clothes

adjective

Wearing clothes, doing things, and going to places that are considered stylish or acceptable

Usage examples:

They are a fashionable couple., fashionable restaurants/clothing, fashionably dressed women, we wer…

adjective

Popular at a particular time or among a particular group of people

Usage examples:

It's no longer fashionable to boast about how big your bonus is., they bought a house in a fashiona…

adjective

Full of praise and compliments.

Usage examples:

The article began with some flattering words about us

verb

Lavish praise and compliments on (someone), often insincerely and with the aim of furthering one's own interests.

Usage examples:

She was flattering him in order to avoid doing what he wanted

adjective

Making someone look or feel better or more attractive than usual

Usage examples:

That suit is flattering on you.

noun

Clothes, designs, etc. that are usually very expensive and worn only by rich or famous people

Usage examples:

This evening gown is the only piece of high fashion i own., he got a job as a designer for a high f…

adjective

Conforming to or following what is currently popular and fashionable.

Usage examples:

It seems sad that such a scholar should feel compelled to use this modish jargon

adjective

Fashionable

adjective

(of a person) clean, tidy, and well dressed.

Usage examples:

You look very smart

verb

(of a wound or part of the body) feel or cause a sharp stinging pain.

Usage examples:

Her legs were scratched and smarting

noun

Sharp stinging pain.

Usage examples:

The smart of the recent cuts

adjective

Having, revealing, or involving a great deal of worldly experience and knowledge of fashion and culture.

Usage examples:

A chic, sophisticated woman

verb

Make (someone or something) more sophisticated.

Usage examples:

Readers who have been sophisticated by modern literary practice

adjective

Having an understanding of the world and its ways, so that you are not easily fooled, and having an understanding of people and ideas without making them seem simple

Usage examples:

Sophisticated readers understood the book’s hidden meaning., sophisticated computer systems

adjective

Fashionably elegant and sophisticated.

Usage examples:

You don't have to be a designer to create a stylish look in your own small room

adjective

Having a special quality that makes a person or thing seem different and attractive

Usage examples:

Stylish people, stylish clothing

adjective

Showing good aesthetic judgement or appropriate behaviour.

Usage examples:

A tasteful lounge bar

adjective

Showing good judgment, esp. in style

Usage examples:

A tasteful oriental rug

verb

Make (something) neat or of the required size or form by cutting away irregular or unwanted parts.

Usage examples:

Trim the grass using a sharp mower

noun

Additional decoration, typically along the edges of something and in contrasting colour or material.

Usage examples:

A red blazer with gold trim

adjective

Neat and smart in appearance; in good order.

Usage examples:

His face was freshly shaved, his clothes neat and trim

adjective

Presented or expressed in a subtle and effective way.

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Understated elegance

verb

Describe or represent (something) as being smaller or less good or important than it really is.

Usage examples:

The press have understated the extent of the problem

adjective

Not intended to be obvious

Usage examples:

The apartment was luxurious but furnished in a tastefully understated way.

adjective

Popular or in fashion at a particular time.

Usage examples:

He wore the costume of an art dealer from some voguish new york hangout of the late sixties