fashionable

B1
US /ˈfæʃənəbl̩/
adj noun Freq #12675

Meanings

  1. 1
    adj

    being or in accordance with current social fashions

    fashionable clothing

  2. 2
    adj

    Characteristic of or influenced by a current popular trend or style; in fashion; in vogue.

    a fashionable dress

  3. 3
    adj

    Established or favoured by custom or use; current; prevailing at a particular time.

    the fashionable philosophy

  4. 4
    adj

    genteel; well-bred

    fashionable society

  5. 5
    noun

    A fashionable person; a fop.

    Just as I was stepping up to offer my hand to a very pleasing and witty fashionable, the brilliant and exclusive Mrs. Rawdon Crawley,"—he wrote […]

  6. 6
    adj

    having elegance or taste or refinement in manners or dress

  7. 7
    adj

    patronized by

Etymology

From fashion + -able.

Thesaurus

Synonyms
1 adj · being or in accordance with... stylish
2 adj · characteristic of or... styleworthy
5 noun · a fashionable person; a fop. barbermongerbeaubladebloodbuckcarpet knightcockscombcorinthiandandydikedooddude
6 adj · having elegance or taste or... stylish
More chiccooldapperdoneelegantgroovyhappeninghephipinjauntymodish
Opposites
Word family
Derived forms antifashionablefashionabilityfashionablenessfashionablyinfashionablenonfashionableprefashionablesuperfashionableultrafashionableunfashionable
Related forms dandyfoppish

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