chic

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Contents 1 English 1.1 Pronunciation 1.1.1 Homophones 1.2 Etymology 1.3 Adjective 1.3.1 Translations 1.3.2 Derived terms 1.4 Noun 1.4.1 Usage notes 1.4.2 Translations 2 Finnish 2.1 Adjective 2.1.1 Declension 3 French 3.1 Adjective 3.2 Noun 4 German 4.1 Etymology 4.2 Adjective 4.2.1 Synonyms 5 Spanish 5.1 Adjective 5.2 Noun

[edit] English

[edit] Pronunciation

• enPR: shēk, IPA: /ʃiːk/, SAMPA: /Si:k/

  Rhymes: -iːk

[edit] Homophones

• sheik / sheikh (one pronunciation)

[edit] Etymology

From French chic from German Schick "elegance, tact, style, skill" from M.H.G. schicken "to outfit oneself, fit in, arrange appropriately".

[edit] Adjective

chic (comparative chicer or more chic, superlative chicest or most chic)

1. elegant

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[edit] Derived terms

• ecochic

[edit] Noun

chic (plural chics)

1. Good form; style.

[edit] 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.
• List of chics on Wikipedia.Wikipedia:List of chics

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[edit] Finnish

[edit] Adjective

chic (comparative chicimpi, superlative chicein)

1. chic

[edit] Declension

Declension of chic (type risti) singular plural nominative chic chicit genitive chicin chicien partitive chiciä chicejä accusative chic chicin chicit inessive chicissä chiceissä elative chicistä chiceistä illative chiciin chiceihin adessive chicillä chiceillä ablative chiciltä chiceiltä allative chicille chiceille essive chicinä chiceinä translative chiciksi chiceiksi instructive – chicein abessive chicittä chiceittä comitative – chiceine

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[edit] French

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chic m. (f. chic, m. plural chic, f. plural chic)

1. elegant

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chic m. (plural chic)

1. elegance

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[edit] German

[edit] Etymology

From French chic.

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chic

1. chic (inflected forms are only built using the German spelling schick)

[edit] Synonyms

• schick

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[edit] Spanish

[edit] Adjective

chic m. and f. (plural chics)

1. elegant

[edit] Noun

chic m. (plural chics)

1. elegance