English Explanatory Dictionary

fashionable

English dictionary entry

Meanings

adj
  1. Characteristic of or influenced by a current popular trend or style; in fashion; in vogue.
  2. Established or favoured by custom or use; current; prevailing at a particular time.
  3. genteel; well-bred
noun
  1. A fashionable person; a fop.

Pronunciation

/ˈfæʃənəbl̩/ en-us-fashionable.ogg

Word forms

fashionable more fashionable most fashionable fashionables

Etymology

From fashion + -able.

Synonyms

a la mode/à la mode all the rage chic sassy cool dapper done elegant fashionable groovy happening hep hip in in fashion jaunty modish natty on fleek on trend pizazzy spiffing spiffy styleworthy stylish smart snazzy tasteful tippy trendy voguish up-to-the-minute with-it zhoosh barbermonger beau blade blood buck carpet knight cockscomb dandy dike dood dude dudelet exquisite fast man fine gentleman fop foretop fribble gallant go jack-a-dandy Jemmy-Jessamy jetter macaroni masher metrosexual

Antonyms

unfashionable basic cheugy cringe cringey cringeworthy dated démodé fossilized inelegant last year normie old old-fashioned old-hat oldfangled ossified out out of date out of fashion out of touch outdated outmoded passé rinky-dink tacky unchic uncool unhip unpopular unstylish untrendy

Related words

dandy foppish

Derived words

antifashionable fashionability fashionable lateness fashionableness fashionably infashionable nonfashionable prefashionable superfashionable ultrafashionable unfashionable
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