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
- antifashionable adjective
- fashionability noun
- fashionableness noun
- fashionably adverb
- nonfashionable adjective
- nonfashionableness noun
- nonfashionably adverb
- quasi-fashionable adjective
- quasi-fashionably adverb
- ultrafashionable adjective
- ultrafashionably adverb
- unfashionable adjective
- unfashionably adverb
Etymology
Origin of fashionable
Example Sentences
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The 30-year-old designer says she wants to maintain this pride in traditional tartan but with a fashionable, ready-to-wear approach.
From BBC
It became a fashionable West End venue, attracting a social glitterati including actors Charlie Chaplin and Marlon Brando and political figures including Sir Winston Churchill.
From BBC
The most recent series of The Traitors, which ended on Friday, was "the most fashionable yet", says Mair.
From BBC
With the U.S. and China battling for economic and geopolitical supremacy, it’s fashionable to cast Europe as the global sick man.
From Barron's
My Instagram feed is inundated with mom-content accounts that feature gorgeous, fashionable women in gorgeous, fashionable homes giving me advice on how to be more gorgeous and fashionable.
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