fashionable Definition
fash·ion·able (-ə bəl)
adjective
- following the current style; in fashion; stylish
- of, characteristic of, or used by people who follow the current fashion
fashionable Related Forms
fashionable Synonyms
fashionable
modif.
fashionable Usage Examples
Preposition: at
moment: You got the bindis, that is quite fashionable at the moment, the henna.
Modifies a noun
- accouterment: This year, the Groovy world is expanding, with three new dolls and all sorts of fashionable new accouterments.
- boutique: Koh Samui, a fashionable boutique, offers elegant clothes for all kinds of occasions.
- resort: By the 17th century Bath had become a fashionable resort, ' taking of the waters ' being particularly popular.
- clothes: Anyway, I hope in a few months to be able to offer you fashionable, cruelty-free clothes.
- suburb: History The church was founded in 1839 when Brixton was a fashionable suburb of villas and market gardens.
- townhouse: It is a fashionable townhouse in the West End of Edinburgh.
Modifying Another Word
- increasingly: From the middle of the century with the development of the creamware body, pierced ware became increasingly fashionable.
- newly: This woolen variant of ` boxer shorts ' was worn underneath the newly fashionable canvas breeches which tended to chafe the thighs.
- highly: The choice range is from elegant to highly fashionable.
- hugely: Matlock Bath was hugely fashionable but it lacked a Duke of Devonshire to develop its full potential as he did at Buxton.
- currently: They are the ideal complement to the currently fashionable Asian fusion food, " says Chris.
Infinitive complement
- decry: It is fashionable to decry all legends and deny all tradition.
- dismiss: Nowadays, it is fashionable to dismiss such matters as not accessible to systematic thinking.
- argue: Michael Jenkins It is becoming fashionable to argue that the City of London will flourish outside the euro.
- wear: It is rarely fashionable to wear a wide, low shoe every day, like most men do.
Used with adjective complement
- become: Many early chimneys would have been built without chimney pots, which only became fashionable in the mid 19th century.
- seem: It just doesn't seem fashionable to have big tits these days and the size 20 jacket only just covers my ample cleavage.
Preposition: in
Browse dictionary entries near fashionable
- ‹ fashion plate
- ‹ fashion
- ‹ fash
- ‹ Fascisti
- ‹ fascist
- ‹ fascism
- ‹ fascine
- ‹ fascinator
- ‹ fascination
- ‹ fascinating

