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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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Nearby words

  1. fashion house,
  2. fashion icon,
  3. fashion plate,
  4. fashion victim,
  5. fashion-forward,
  6. fashioner,
  7. fashionista,
  8. fashiony,
  9. fashoda,
  10. fashoda incident

Origin of fashionable

First recorded in 1600–10; fashion + -able
SYNONYMS FOR fashionable
1. chic, smart, modish, voguish, elegant.
ANTONYMS FOR fashionable
out-of-date; passé.
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British Dictionary definitions for fashionably

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
Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
Word Origin and History for fashionably

fashionable

adj.

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

Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2010 Douglas Harper