fashionable
/ˈfæʃənəbl̩/
fashionable adjective: characteristic of or influenced by a current popular trend or style; in fashion; in vogue.
Adjective
fashionable (comparative more fashionable, superlative most fashionable)
- Characteristic of or influenced by a current popular trend or style; in fashion; in vogue.
- a fashionable dress
- a fashionable man
- Synonyms:
- styleworthy
- Antonyms:
- basic, cheugy, cringe, cringey, cringeworthy, dated, démodé, elderly, fossilized, inelegant
- Established or favoured by custom or use; current; prevailing at a particular time.
- the fashionable philosophy
- fashionable opinions
- genteel; well-bred
- fashionable society
- For time is like a faſhionable Hoſte / That ſlightly ſhakes his parting Gueſt by th'hand;c. 1602 (date written), William Shakespeare, “The Tragedie of Troylus and Cressida”, in Mr. William Shakespeares Comedies, Histories, & Tragedies […] (First Folio), London: […] Isaac Iaggard, and...
Noun
fashionable (plural fashionables)
- A fashionable person; a fop.
- Just as I was stepping up to offer my hand to a very pleasing and witty fashionable, the brilliant and exclusive Mrs. Rawdon Crawley,"—he wrote […]1847 January – 1848 July, William Makepeace Thackeray, Vanity Fair […], London: Bradbury and Evans […], published 1848, →OCLC
- We speculated upon the astonishment that would have seized upon their simple, innocent hearts, had they beheld, instead of us, a bevy of our city fashionables in full bloom.1860, Various, Atlantic Monthly, Vol. VI.,October, 1860.--No. XXXVI.
- Synonyms:
- barbermonger, beau, blade, blood, buck, carpet knight, cockscomb, dandy, dike, dood
fashionable meaning in Marathi, Bengali, Telugu and Malayalam
fashionable in Marathi
- फॅशनेबल
fashionable in Bengali
- fashionable, prevalent, customary, traditional
- রেওয়াজী reẇajī
fashionable in Telugu
- ఫ్యాషనబుల్
fashionable in Malayalam
- മോടിയായ, പരിഷ്കൃതർ അംഗീകരിച്ച, നടപ്പുള്ള, സന്മര്യാദയായ, പരിഷ്കൃതം
More languagesFewer languages
- fashionable in Kannada
- ಸಂಪ್ರದಾಯಾನುಸಾರಿಯಾದ, ಸೊಗಸುಗಾರರ
- fashionable in Punjabi
- ਫੈਸ਼ਨੇਬਲ, ਫੈਸ਼ਨੇਬਲ, ਫੈਸ਼ਨਯੋਗ
- fashionable in Gujarati
- ફેશનેબલ
- fashionable in Nepali
- फैशनेबल, फ्याशनेबल
- fashionable in Pashto
- ډولي Ḍaoli
- fashionable in Tagalog
- asak
Examples of fashionable in a sentence
- In large measure the Metropolitan is a show-case for rich fashionables who are not trained in Wagnerian music and have no reverence for it, but who like to promote art and show their clothes.1891, Mark Twain (Samuel Clemens), “At the Shrine of St. Wagner”, in What Is Man? and Other Essays:
- A few, perhaps, have a further purpose; they desire to assist in that circus, to show themselves in the capacity of fashionables, to enchant the yokelry with their splendor.1991 September 20, George Grass, “Star Show”, in Chicago Reader:
Synonyms of fashionable
- styleworthy
- carpet knight
- dandy
- dood
- fast man
- fine gentleman
- fop
- fribble
- gallant
- masher
30 more synonymsFewer synonyms
- metrosexual
- popinjay
- pretty boy
- prig
- smart
- spark
- Corinthian
- faddist
- fashionista
- hipster
- sophisto
- snappy dresser
- trendite
- trendy
- voguie
- a la mode/à la mode
- all the rage
- chic
- sassy
- cool
- dapper
- done
- elegant
- happening
- hip
- in
- in fashion
- jaunty
- modish
- natty
Antonyms
10 more antonymsFewer antonyms
Forms of fashionable
| Adjective | |
|---|---|
| comparative | more fashionable |
| superlative | most fashionable |
| Noun | |
| plural | fashionables |
Origin of fashionable
From fashion + -able.
Words formed from fashionable
Questions about fashionable
- What does fashionable mean?
- Fashionable means characteristic of or influenced by a current popular trend or style; in fashion; in vogue.
- What is fashionable in Marathi?
- Fashionable in Marathi is फॅशनेबल. See Fashionable meaning in Marathi.
- How do you use fashionable in a sentence?
- In large measure the Metropolitan is a show-case for rich fashionables who are not trained in Wagnerian music and have no reverence for it, but who like to promote art and show their clothes.
- What part of speech is fashionable?
- Fashionable can be an adjective or a noun.
- How do you pronounce fashionable?
- Fashionable is pronounced /ˈfæʃənəbl̩/.
Words near fashionable in the dictionary
Source and license
Adapted from Wiktionary: fashionable (page history and authors); fashionable (Marathi, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); রেওয়াজী (Bengali) (page history and authors); fashionable (Telugu, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); fashionable (Malayalam Wiktionary) (page history and authors); fashionable (Kannada Wiktionary) (page history and authors); fashionable (Punjabi, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); fashionable (Gujarati, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); fashionable (Nepali, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); ډولي (Pashto) (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.
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