trendy

[tren-dee]

adjective

trendier, trendiest 

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

2. following the latest trends or fashions; up-to-date or chic.

   the trendy young generation.

3. appealing to faddish taste.

   a trendy hotel.

noun

plural

trendies 

1. a trendy person, place, object, or idea.

trendy

/ ˈtrɛndɪ /

adjective

1. consciously fashionable

noun

1. a trendy person

Other Word Forms

• trendily adverb
• trendiness noun
• untrendy adjective

Word History and Origins

Origin of trendy¹

First recorded in 1960–65; trend + -y ¹

Example Sentences

It also plans to offer trendy exclusives on items such as trading cards and products related to the television show “Stranger Things.”

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Skills-based hiring was trendy at the height of corporate diversity, equity and inclusion initiatives.

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“China is at the starting point of the era of spiritual consumption, with diverse core consumption motivations for trendy products,” analysts at ZheShang Securities said in a research note.

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Over time, Pizza Hut's market has been sliced up and distributed to its trendier, more nimble rivals.

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"We try to prevent people from adopting because it's trendy or impulsively. And in cases like these, which we know exist, to prevent any macabre practices," Duque said.

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Related Words

• contemporary 
• fashionable 
• popular 
• stylish 
• swank