Inflected forms: chic·er, chic·est 1. Conforming to the current fashion; stylish: chic clothes; a chic boutique.2. Adopting or setting current fashions and styles; sophisticated: chic, well-dressed young executives. See synonyms at fashionable.
NOUN:
1. The quality or state of being stylish; fashionableness. 2. Sophistication in dress and manner; elegance.
ETYMOLOGY:
French, probably from German Schick, skill, fitness, elegance, from Middle High German (sich) schicken, to outfit (oneself), fit in.