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fashion
[ fash-uhn ]
noun
- a prevailing custom or style of dress, etiquette, socializing, etc.:
the latest fashion in dresses.
- conventional usage in dress, manners, etc., especially of polite society, or conformity to it:
the dictates of fashion; to be out of fashion.
- manner; way; mode:
in a warlike fashion.
- the make or form of anything:
He liked the fashion of the simple, sturdy furniture.
- a kind; sort:
All fashions of people make up the world.
- Obsolete. workmanship.
- Obsolete. act or process of making.
verb (used with object)
fashion
/ ˈfæʃən /
noun
- style in clothes, cosmetics, behaviour, etc, esp the latest or most admired style
- ( as modifier )
a fashion magazine
- modifier (esp of accessories) designed to be in the current fashion, but not necessarily to last
- manner of performance; mode; way
in a striking fashion
- ( in combination )
crab-fashion
- a way of life that revolves around the activities, dress, interests, etc, that are most fashionable
- shape, appearance, or form
- sort; kind; type
- after a fashion or in a fashion
- in some manner, but not very well
I mended it, after a fashion
- of a low order; of a sort
he is a poet, after a fashion
- after the fashion oflike; similar to
- of fashionof high social standing
verb
- to give a particular form to
- to make suitable or fitting
- obsolete.to contrive; manage
Derived Forms
- ˈfashioner, noun
Other Words From
- fashion·less adjective
- anti·fashion noun adjective
- mis·fashion noun
- mis·fashioned adjective
- pre·fashion verb (used with object) noun
- pre·fashioned adjective
- re·fashion verb (used with object)
- trans·fashion noun
- un·fashioned adjective
- well-fashioned adjective
Word History and Origins
Word History and Origins
Origin of fashion1
Idioms and Phrases
- after / in a fashion, in some manner or other or to some extent; in a makeshift, unskillful, or unsatisfactory way:
He's an artist after a fashion.
More idioms and phrases containing fashion
see after a fashion ; in fashion .Synonym Study
Example Sentences
In a rather comical fashion, the characters would also explain plots and technologies used to solve crimes through their dialogues, making it easy for even children to grasp what was happening.
It was an old fashioned pen and paper reporting job.
A solitary, bookish boy whose dreams came true, after a fashion, who proved that movies really can change your life — albeit in ways you can never quite plan on.
Police in Manchester and Kent are investigating claims that current and former executives at the fashion retailer Boohoo have been the victims of stalking and surveillance.
The hue is especially revered for its versatility within several applications, including beauty, home interiors, industrial design, multi-media design and fashion.
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What is a basic definition of fashion?
Fashion is a popular style or trend of something, especially clothing. Fashion is also the general conventions of politeness that society conforms to or an attitude or manner. Fashion can also mean to create something. Fashion has several other senses as a noun and a verb.
Fashion means a popular trend or a style, especially when it comes to clothing.
Real-life examples: Supermodels display the latest fashions of designer clothing on catwalks. Fashion magazines discuss the most popular clothing styles. We often look back with nostalgia (or embarrassment) of popular fashions of clothing, dance, and music of past decades.
Used in a sentence: The pop singer only wore clothes that were of the latest fashions.
More generally, fashion is used to refer to what society as a whole considers to be acceptable dress, manners, or etiquette. In this sense, something is often said to be “in fashion” or “out of fashion.” In both this and the previous sense, the word fashionable describes something or someone that conforms to popular fashions.
Real-life example: The word groovy was once a popular word to mean something was great or excellent. Today, groovy has largely fallen out of fashion. If you use it, you may be considered out of touch with popular slang.
Used in a sentence: Ripped jeans came back in fashion after the popular singer started wearing them.
Fashion is a manner or attitude. This sense is often written as “in a … fashion.”
Used in a sentence: The man walked through the mall in a sloth-like fashion.
Fashion also means to create or build something. This sense often implies that you put something together quickly or had to use whatever parts were available.
Used in a sentence: The stranded sailor fashioned a fishing rod out of a stick and twine.
Where does fashion come from?
The first records of the word fashion come from around 1300. It ultimately comes from the Latin factiōn-, meaning “a making, company, party.”
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What are some other forms related to fashion?
- fashionless (adjective)
- fashioner (noun)
- antifashion (noun, adjective)
- misfashion (noun)
- misfashioned (adjective)
What are some synonyms for fashion?
What are some words that share a root or word element with fashion?
What are some words that often get used in discussing fashion?
How is fashion used in real life?
Fashion is commonly used to refer to things that are popular or trendy, especially clothing.
60s/70s fashion is slowly coming back and i’m not mad about it 😌
— mia 🥀 (@mutualruinn) November 22, 2020
Do you remember when silk shirts were in fashion? What colour did you have?
— Louise Munsch (@themrsfong) January 6, 2012
My tweets sound really hyper right now, but I'm just sitting here drinking coffee in a zombie-like fashion. The magic of the internet!
— Lydia Marie Clavenna (@mrslydiamarie) February 11, 2014
Try using fashion!
True or False?
The word fashion refers to something that is unpopular or unacceptable to society.
Definitions and idiom definitions from Dictionary.com Unabridged, based on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2023
Idioms from The American Heritage® Idioms Dictionary copyright © 2002, 2001, 1995 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company.
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