très chic

Extremely elegantly stylish

Très chic is French for "very stylish," borrowed into English to describe something fashionably elegant or sophisticated: Her apartment was très chic, all white furniture and modern art.

The phrase carries a note of playful pretension—using French to describe style suggests European sophistication, though speakers often use it with knowing irony.

Related

debonair · opulent · glamorous · posh · cosmopolitan · refinement · aesthetic · sophisticated · sartorial · tasteful · polished · urbane · curated · avant-garde · trendy · upscale · je ne sais quoi · minimalist

Opposites
style/fashion

très chicfrumpy

Drab and unstylish

dowdy · unfashionable · unstylish · dumpy · schlubby

sophistication

très chictacky

Vulgar or slightly sticky

gaudy · garish · vulgar · tasteless · trashy

trendiness

très chicoutdated

No longer in use

dated · passé · old-fashioned · behind the times · out of style

Family

chic, chichi, chicness

Familiarity
Top 500,000
Profile
Used worldwide · Timeless · Abstract · Positive · Everyday, not technical · Rated G