fashionable
Americanadjective
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conforming to fashion; in vogue
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of, characteristic of, or patronized by people of fashion
a fashionable café
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(usually foll by with) patronized (by); popular (with)
Other Word Forms
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fashionabilitynoun
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fashionablenessnoun
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nonfashionablenessnoun
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antifashionableadjective
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nonfashionableadjective
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quasi-fashionableadjective
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ultrafashionableadjective
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unfashionableadjective
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fashionablyadverb
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nonfashionablyadverb
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quasi-fashionablyadverb
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ultrafashionablyadverb
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unfashionablyadverb
Etymology
Origin of fashionable
Explanation
Something that's fashionable is in style. Your cousin might insist that wearing wide-brimmed fishing hats is very fashionable right now. Things that are very trendy or popular are fashionable, whether they're a brand of jeans or a particular baked good that everyone seems to be eating. A person who follows these trends can also be described as fashionable: "Did you see John walk by wearing those yellow boots and eating a huge doughnut? He's so fashionable." The noun fashion is at the root of fashionable, with its Old French origin, façon, "face, appearance, design, or beauty."
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Example Sentences
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The 35-year-old has managed to set himself up in a fashionable district, even though informal businesses like his are mostly confined to poorer neighbourhoods.
From Barron's ● Sep. 9, 2026
“Now that it’s clear that the BOJ will continue hiking, the yen is fashionable again,” said Stefan Angrick of Moody’s Analytics.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 7, 2026
Tennis has always attracted a fashionable crowd, and attending a major sporting event has never been solely about the sport.
From Salon ● Sep. 5, 2026
His 2014 earworm ‘Too Many Cooks’ defined a trajectory that’s become fashionable.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 28, 2026
Actually, we weren’t so fashionable; we were just regular girls.
From "How Dare the Sun Rise" by Sandra Uwiringiyimana
Definitions and idiom definitions from Dictionary.com Unabridged, based on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2023
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