fashionable

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adjective

fash·​ion·​able ˈfash-nə-bəl How to pronounce fashionable (audio)
ˈfa-shə-nə-
1
: conforming to the custom, fashion, or established mode
2
: of or relating to the world of fashion
fashionability
ˌfash-nə-ˈbi-lə-tē How to pronounce fashionable (audio)
ˌfa-shə-nə-
noun
fashionableness noun
fashionably
ˈfash-nə-blē How to pronounce fashionable (audio)
ˈfa-shə-nə-
adverb

fashionable

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noun

: a fashionable person

Examples of fashionable in a Sentence

Adjective It isn't fashionable to express such an opinion these days. fashionable people who know all the right restaurants
Recent Examples on the Web
Adjective
In the wake of the news of his exit from Valentino, Vogue looks back through its wedding archive to remember the many fashionable brides who chose Pierpaolo Piccioli for their big day. Lilah Ramzi, Vogue, 25 Mar. 2024 Via Panisperna, in Rome’s newly fashionable Esquilino neighborhood, with the Basilica di Santa Maria Maggiore on the Esquiline Hill in the distance. New York Times, 24 Mar. 2024 The glamorous Palm Beach social scene is alive and well at The Colony, so expect fashionable surroundings with nods to island nostalgia. Skye Sherman, Travel + Leisure, 24 Mar. 2024 The fashionable Flores is happy for any excuse to dig through his closet. Evan Webeck, The Mercury News, 23 Mar. 2024 The designer was seen dancing with his fashionable friends with the sunglasses on display at the front of the restaurant. Kerane Marcellus, Essence, 14 Mar. 2024 Sunday’s Vanity Fair Oscar party brought out the most fashionable families in Hollywood, including Demi Moore and her gorgeous offspring. Michelle Lee, Peoplemag, 11 Mar. 2024 Ana chose an apartment in Madrid's wealthy and fashionable Salamanca quarter, traveled with Rameau in Austria in January, and planned to see a Spanish friend in Barcelona on Feb. 5 before reuniting with Rameau in Madrid starting Feb. 8. CBS News, 17 Feb. 2024 Whether styling wide-leg jeans with sneakers and a T-shirt or boots and blouse, take inspiration from Gaines by adding a pair of these fashionable bottoms to your wardrobe this season. Averi Baudler, Peoplemag, 2 Mar. 2024
Noun
It is copied, amended and upgraded, embraced by Hollywood actors in search of the fashionable. Carolina A. Miranda, Los Angeles Times, 17 June 2023 David cannot be bullied — by tribe, by the fashionable; by the Left, by the Right; by majorities, by minorities. Jay Nordlinger, National Review, 4 Jan. 2023 Cava is a chain restaurant that’s making food in bowls fashionable. Dallas News, 1 Jan. 2023 The grand uptown apartments and their over-the-top aesthetics — Louis Quinze, chintz, baronial splendor — fell out of fashion, at least among the fashionable. Curbed, 8 Nov. 2022 All of which is to say: Walsh is ready to adapt on the fly as various outrages and panics flit from fashionable to played out on the right. Indigo Olivier, The New Republic, 27 Dec. 2022 Some might say, that is the complete opposite of fashionable in its literary form. Paul Westall, Forbes, 19 July 2022 If Elsa Schiaparelli first made the jumpsuit fashionable in the 1930s, today it is being popularized by celebrities like Harry Styles, Evan Mock, Jacob Elordi, and Gigi. Irene Kim, Vogue, 21 May 2022 Some credit is also due to Joanna Gaines, whose 2013 HGTV series Fixer Upper cemented farmhouse style within our cultural lexicon and made the old-fashioned fashionable again. Jessica Bennett, Better Homes & Gardens, 18 Mar. 2022

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Word History

Etymology

Adjective

fashion entry 1 or fashion entry 2 + -able

First Known Use

Adjective

circa 1580, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Noun

circa 1800, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of fashionable was circa 1580

Dictionary Entries Near fashionable

Cite this Entry

“Fashionable.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/fashionable. Accessed 28 Mar. 2024.

Kids Definition

fashionable

adjective
fash·​ion·​able
ˈfash-(ə-)nə-bəl
1
: following the fashion : stylish
fashionable clothes
2
: of or relating to the world of fashion : popular among those who set fashions
fashionable stores
fashionableness noun
fashionably
-blē
adverb

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