trendy

[ tren-dee ]

adjective

, trend·i·er, trend·i·est.

1. of, in, or pertaining to the latest trend or style.
2. following the latest trends or fashions; up-to-date or chic:

   the trendy young generation.

3. appealing to faddish taste:

   a trendy hotel.

noun

, plural trend·ies.

1. a trendy person, place, object, or idea.

trendy

/ ˈtrɛndɪ /

adjective

1. consciously fashionable

noun

1. a trendy person

Derived Forms

• ˈtrendiness, noun
• ˈtrendily, adverb

Other Words From

• trendi·ly adverb
• trendi·ness noun
• un·trendy adjective

Word History and Origins

Origin of trendy¹

First recorded in 1960–65; trend + -y ¹

Example Sentences

More than bawdy, though, The Ball adds a familiar unpretentiousness to trendy locales like Tao, Lavo, The Park, and Dream Hotel.

From The Daily Beast

Kallai is not quite a household name, but he is well-known among trendy Tel Avivians and gays.

From The Daily Beast

Point one: It pits a best-selling management guru against a trendy yogurt company.

From The Daily Beast

For Chobani, “how matters” in the sense of how their trendy yogurt is carefully prepared.

From The Daily Beast

In between a female sex shop and trendy boutiques is a nondescript store selling all manner of bras, corsets, and other lingerie.

From The Daily Beast

The Seven Sisters were a trendy collection of designer faces.

From Project Gutenberg

Related Words

• contemporary
• fashionable
• popular
• stylish
• swank