Meaning & use
ultrachic
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UK/ˌʌltrəˈʃiːk/
US/ˌʌltrəˈʃik/
Meaning
adjectivecomparableinformal
Extremely stylish and fashionable in a polished, elegant way.
Grammar: Goes before a noun or after be: an ultrachic hotel, the hotel is ultrachic.
Patterns
- an ultrachic place
- look ultrachic
They stayed at an ultrachic hotel with a rooftop pool.
Her ultrachic black dress turned every head.
The boutique has an ultrachic, minimal look.
Common combinations
- ultrachic hotel
- The ultrachic hotel hosted a fashion party.
- ultrachic boutique
- The ultrachic boutique sells only a few items.
- look ultrachic
- The room looks ultrachic with its white leather sofa.
- ultrachic design
- The magazine praised the ultrachic design of the cafe.
Synonyms and how they differ
- stylish
- Stylish is a plain, widely used word, while ultrachic is stronger and sounds like magazine language.
- fashionable
- Fashionable means in current style, whereas ultrachic stresses elegance, not just trendiness.
- glamorous
- Glamorous suggests excitement and luxury, while ultrachic points to refined taste.
- swanky
- Swanky is informal and focuses on expense rather than refined taste.
Opposites
dowdyunfashionable
Word family
Commonly confused: ultrachic or ultra-modern?
ultrachic vs ultra-modern
Ultra-modern means extremely new in design, and an ultra-modern place need not be elegant or stylish.
Practice
Which of these would a magazine most likely call ultrachic?
Choose one answer.
Ultrachic describes extremely stylish things, so a sleek elegant restaurant fits. The other options are plain or untidy.
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