Need another word that means the same as “chic”? Find 33 synonyms and 30 related words for “chic” in this overview.
The synonyms of “Chic” are: smart, voguish, stylish, elegant, sophisticated, dapper, debonair, dashing, trim, tasteful, understated, attractive, flattering, chichi, chicness, last word, modishness, smartness, stylishness, swank, flair, elegance, grace, gracefulness, poise, polish, suaveness, sophistication, urbanity, finesse, panache, flourish, taste
According to the Oxford Dictionary of English, “chic” as a noun can have the following definitions:
| chichi | Someone who dresses in a trendy fashionable way. |
| chicness | Elegance by virtue of being fashionable. |
| elegance | The quality of being graceful and stylish in appearance or manner. The simplicity and elegance of his invention. |
| finesse | (in bridge and whist) an attempt to win a trick with a card that is not a certain winner, typically by playing it as the third card in a trick in the hope that any card that could beat it is in the hand of the opponent who has already played. Orchestral playing of great finesse. |
| flair | Stylishness and originality. She had a flair for languages. |
| flourish | An ornamental flowing curve in handwriting or scrollwork. She entered with a great flourish. |
| grace | In Greek mythology three beautiful goddesses Aglaia Thalia and Euphrosyne believed to personify and bestow charm grace and beauty. The Virgin lived in a state of grace. |
| gracefulness | Beautiful carriage. |
| last word | Holding device shaped like a human foot that is used to fashion or repair shoes. |
| modishness | Elegance by virtue of being fashionable. |
| panache | A tuft or plume of feathers, especially as a headdress or on a helmet. He entertained London society with great panache. |
| poise | Composure and dignity of manner. Poise and good deportment can be cultivated. |
| polish | A preparation used in polishing. They performed with great polish. |
| smartness | A kind of pain such as that caused by a wound or a burn or a sore. The smartness of the pace soon exhausted him. |
| sophistication | The quality or character of being intellectually sophisticated and worldly through cultivation or experience or disillusionment. The technological sophistication of their products. |
| stylishness | Elegance by virtue of being fashionable. |
| suaveness | The quality of being bland and gracious or ingratiating in manner. |
| swank | Elegance by virtue of being fashionable. A little money will buy you a good deal of swank. |
| taste | A kind of sensing distinguishing substances by means of the taste buds. Have you lost your taste for fancy restaurants. |
| urbanity | Polished courtesy; elegance of manner. A picture of banal urbanity. |
According to the Oxford Dictionary of English, “chic” as an adjective can have the following definitions:
| attractive | Having power to arouse interest. A stunningly attractive charismatic man. |
| dapper | Neat and trim in dress and appearance (typically used of a man. A dapper young man. |
| dashing | Lively and spirited. A dashing black fedora. |
| debonair | Having a sophisticated charm. A debonair gentleman. |
| elegant | Refined and tasteful in appearance or behavior or style. Small churches with elegant white spires. |
| flattering | Enhancing someone’s appearance. It was flattering to have a pretty girl like Fiona so obviously fond of him. |
| smart | Showing mental alertness and calculation and resourcefulness. Smart weapons. |
| sophisticated | Appealing to or frequented by people who are sophisticated. A young man with sophisticated tastes. |
| stylish | Neat, confident, and skilful. A stylish cocktail bar. |
| tasteful | Free from what is tawdry or unbecoming. A tasteful lounge bar. |
| trim | Slim and fit. A trim little villa. |
| understated | Exhibiting restrained good taste. Understated elegance. |
| voguish | Popular or in fashion at a particular time. Mermaid chic is very voguish this season. |
| abreast | Being up to particular standard or level especially in being up to date in knowledge. The path was wide enough for two people to walk abreast. |
| alongside | Side by side. |
| attractive | Pleasing to the eye or mind especially through beauty or charm. An attractive force. |
| coquettish | Like a coquette. A coquettish grin. |
| craze | A fine crack in a glaze or other surface. Crazed by hunger the population began to turn on the rebels. |
| dapper | Marked by up-to-dateness in dress and manners. A dapper young man. |
| fad | An arbitrary like or dislike. His fads about the type of coffee he must have. |
| faddish | Intensely fashionable for a short time. Tastes in flavoured coffee are so faddish. |
| fashion | The production and marketing of new styles of clothing and cosmetics. The skins were fashioned into boots and shoes. |
| fashionable | Popular and considered appealing or fashionable at the time. A fashionable cafe. |
| glamorous | (of a person) having a beauty or charm that is sexually attractive. Glamorous movie stars. |
| jaunty | Having a cheerful, lively, and self-confident air. A jaunty red hat. |
| lately | In the recent past. Lately the rules have been enforced. |
| latest | In the current fashion or style. The very latest scientific discoveries. |
| modern | Belonging to the modern era since the Middle Ages. Totem poles are modern rather than prehistoric. |
| modish | Conforming to or following what is currently popular and fashionable. It seems sad that such a scholar should feel compelled to use this modish jargon. |
| natty | Marked by up-to-dateness in dress and manners. A natty blue blazer. |
| newfangled | Gratuitously new. I ve no time for such newfangled nonsense. |
| presently | At this time or period; now. He is presently our ambassador to the United Nations. |
| raffish | Unconventional and slightly disreputable, especially in an attractive way. A cocktail party given by some raffish bachelors. |
| rakish | Having or displaying a dashing, jaunty, or slightly disreputable quality or appearance. He had a rakish debonair look. |
| recency | The property of having happened or appeared not long ago. |
| recent | Of the immediate past or just previous to the present time. His recent visit to Britain. |
| recently | In the recent past. Until recently we had a female doctor. |
| seductive | Tending to entice into a desired action or state. A seductive voice. |
| stylish | Being or in accordance with current social fashions. A stylish range of jewellery. |
| tempting | Very pleasantly inviting. A tempting financial offer. |
| unconventional | Not conventional or conformist. An unconventional marriage. |
| up-to-date | A participant in a date. |
| urbanity | Polished courtesy; elegance of manner. There is an important difference between rusticity and urbanity. |
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