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modeldom

modeldom noun: the realm or world of fashion models; models collectively.

Noun

modeldom (uncountable)

  1. The realm or world of fashion models; models collectively.
  2. The state of being a fashion model.
  3. The industry and community of modelmaking.
    • But if modelmaking is not art, why is it that, in the upper reaches of modeldom, where the best do their work, there is an identifiable difference in "feel" between the work of one modelmaker and another?1990, The Woodenboat - Issues 92-97, page 60
  4. The quality or state of being a model (any sense) or exemplar.
    • Might the mouse be the Holy Grail of genetic and neuroscientific modeldom?2001, Peter K. Machamer, Rick Grush, Peter McLaughlin, Theory and Method in the Neurosciences, →ISBN, page 217
    • But as the village emerged into the full glare of modeldom in the early 1990s, Yu's tolerance for any form a dissent wore thin.2001, Model Rebels: The Rise and Fall of China's Richest Village, →ISBN, page 73

Synonyms of modeldom

Origin of modeldom

From model + -dom.

Questions about modeldom

What does modeldom mean?
Modeldom means the realm or world of fashion models; models collectively.
What part of speech is modeldom?
Modeldom is a noun.

Words near modeldom in the dictionary

  1. model-view-controllers
  2. model-view-presenter
  3. model-view-presenters
  4. modelable
  5. modelbuilding
  6. modeldom
  7. modeled
  8. modeler
  9. modelers
  10. modelesque
  11. modeless

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