Adjective: chic
Hyphenation:
| Singular m. | chic |
| Singular f. | chic |
| Plural m. | chic; chics |
| Plural f. | chic; chics |
Sample Sentences
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Vic, sois chic, va porter ça dans la cuisine et mets la table. [1980, Danièle Thompson, Claude Pinoteau, La Boum, spoken by Françoise Beretton (Brigitte Fossey):]
Etymology
Probably from German Schick (“elegant appearance; tasteful presentation”). The word is akin to Dutch schielijk (“hasty”), schikken (“to arrange”), Old English sċēon (“to happen”). See: Dutch Adjectives '
schielijk'.
Verbs referencing "chic"
English Adjectives
chic, Dutch Adjectives
chic, Finnish Adjectives
chic, German Adjectives
schick.
Translations