modishness
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a word derived from
modish.
Example Sentences
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But it’s not the only leaf that has gone for a ride on the shifting winds of modishness: Recall arugula’s ’90s glow-up, and the way radicchio was suddenly everywhere in the early aughts.
From Washington Post ● Mar. 18, 2022
Her new collection had a rough-and-ready utility, all snaps and flak jackets, mixed with a flower-power modishness that kept some of the old spirit alive.
From New York Times ● Sep. 28, 2018
I made one further essay, remarking to a woman on the surprising modishness of the portable toilets.
From The Guardian ● Jul. 13, 2010
Clothes rationing makes modishness difficult, hand-me-down costumes inevitable.
From Time Magazine Archive
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By temperament, he was suspicious of anything that smacked of novelty and modishness.
From "1491" by Charles C. Mann
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