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fash⋅ion⋅a⋅ble

  [fash-uh-nuh-buhl]
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–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

Related forms:
fash⋅ion⋅a⋅ble⋅ness, fash⋅ion⋅a⋅bil⋅i⋅ty, noun
fash⋅ion⋅a⋅bly, adverb

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

Antonyms:
out-of-date; passé.
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un·fash·ion·a·ble   (ŭn-fāsh'ə-nə-bəl)   
adj.  

  1. Not in current fashion: unfashionable attire.

  2. Not socially approved: an unfashionable part of town.

un·fash'ion·a·bly adv.
The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition
Copyright © 2009 by Houghton Mifflin Company.
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Word Origin & History

unfashionable 
1563, "incapable of being shaped," from un- (1) "not" + fashionable (see fashion). Meaning "not in accordance with prevailing fashion" is attested from 1648.
Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2001 Douglas Harper
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