fashionable

[ fash-uh-nuh-buhl ]

/ ˈfæʃ ə nə bəl /

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adjective

observant of or conforming to the fashion; stylish: a fashionable young woman.

of, characteristic of, used, or patronized by the world of fashion: a fashionable shop.

current; popular: a fashionable topic of conversation.

noun

a fashionable person.

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Origin of fashionable

First recorded in 1600–10; fashion + -able

SYNONYMS FOR fashionable

1. chic, smart, modish, voguish, elegant.

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ANTONYMS FOR fashionable

out-of-date; passé.

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fash·ion·a·ble·ness, fash·ion·a·bil·i·ty, nounfash·ion·a·bly, adverban·ti·fash·ion·a·ble, adjectivenon·fash·ion·a·ble, adjective

non·fash·ion·a·ble·ness, nounnon·fash·ion·a·bly, adverbqua·si-fash·ion·a·ble, adjectivequa·si-fash·ion·a·bly, adverbul·tra·fash·ion·a·ble, adjectiveul·tra·fash·ion·a·bly, adverbun·fash·ion·a·ble, adjectiveun·fash·ion·a·bly, adverb

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British Dictionary definitions for fashionable

fashionable

/ (ˈfæʃənəbəl) /

adjective

conforming to fashion; in vogue

of, characteristic of, or patronized by people of fashiona fashionable café

(usually foll by with) patronized (by); popular (with)

Derived Formsfashionability or fashionableness, nounfashionably, adverb

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Word Origin and History for fashionable

fashionable

adj.

"stylish," c.1600, "capable of being fashioned," also "conformable to prevailing tastes," from fashion + -able. Related: Fashionably.

fashionable

adjective

noun

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