trendy

[tren-dee]

adjective, trend·i·er, trend·i·est.

of, in, or pertaining to the latest trend or style.

following the latest trends or fashions; up-to-date or chic: the trendy young generation.

appealing to faddish taste: a trendy hotel.

noun, plural trend·ies.

a trendy person, place, object, or idea.

Origin of trendy

First recorded in 1960–65; trend + -y¹

Related formstrend·i·ly, adverbtrend·i·ness, nounun·trend·y, adjective

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Examples from the Web for trendiness

Contemporary Examples of trendiness

But for all her trendiness, one must ask whether Megan really has any personal style at all.
Megan Draper’s Dramatic Wardrobe Evolution on ‘Mad Men’
Misty White Sidell
June 3, 2013

British Dictionary definitions for trendiness

trendy

adjective trendier or trendiest

consciously fashionable

noun plural trendies

a trendy person

Derived Formstrendily, adverbtrendiness, noun

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Word Origin and History for trendiness

trendy

adj.

1962, from trend (n.) + -y (2). Related: Trendily; trendiness.