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fashionable Definition

fash·ion·able (-ə bəl)

adjective

  1. following the current style; in fashion; stylish
  2. of, characteristic of, or used by people who follow the current fashion

fashionable Related Forms

fash′·ion·able·ness noun fash′·ion·ably adverb

fashionable Synonyms

fashionable

modif.

in fashion, stylish, in style, in vogue, chic, popular, being done, favored, à la mode, all the rage, contemporary, current, modish, smart, up-to-date, faddish, dashing, rakish, natty, dapper, elegant, chichi, upscale, high-style, in the latest mode, in the swim, prevalent, trendsetting, vogue, voguish, hot*, in*, trendy*, hip*, yuppie*, mod*, going like wildfire*, up-to-the-minute*, with-it*, the thing*, the cat's pajamas*, sharp*, snazzy*, cool*, jamming them in*, now*.

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

  • circle: It's become fashionable in certain circles to dismiss the Kyoto agreement.
  • century: Many early chimneys would have been built without chimney pots, which only became fashionable in the mid 19th century.