fash·ion·a·ble

[fash-uh-nuh-buhl]
adjective
1.
observant of or conforming to the fashion; stylish: a fashionable young woman.
2.
of, characteristic of, used, or patronized by the world of fashion: a fashionable shop.
3.
current; popular: a fashionable topic of conversation.
noun
4.
a fashionable person.

Origin:
1600–10; fashion + -able

fash·ion·a·ble·ness, fash·ion·a·bil·i·ty, noun
fash·ion·a·bly, adverb
an·ti·fash·ion·a·ble, adjective
non·fash·ion·a·ble, adjective
non·fash·ion·a·ble·ness, noun
non·fash·ion·a·b·ly, adverb
qua·si-fash·ion·a·ble, adjective
qua·si-fash·ion·a·b·ly, adverb
ul·tra·fash·ion·a·ble, adjective
ul·tra·fash·ion·a·b·ly, adverb
un·fash·ion·a·ble, adjective
un·fash·ion·a·b·ly, adverb


1. chic, smart, modish, voguish, elegant.


out-of-date; passé.
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fashionable (ˈfæʃənəbəl) [Click for IPA pronunciation guide]
 
adj
1.  conforming to fashion; in vogue
2.  of, characteristic of, or patronized by people of fashion: a fashionable café
3.  (usually foll by with) patronized (by); popular (with)
 
fashiona'bility
 
n
 
'fashionableness
 
n
 
'fashionably
 
adv

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fashionable
"stylish," c.1600, from fashion + -able.
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Example sentences
Fabric boxes can be as fashionable as they are useful.
They say everything that was once fashionable eventually comes around again.
We began with the sheep, recently shorn and sporting fashionable blankets so
  they'd remain clean for the judging.
It has become fashionable to say that modern architecture is dead.
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