fashionable

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adjective

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

fashionable

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noun

: a fashionable person

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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
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Adjective
The kits weren’t meant to be fashionable; they were meant to play soccer in. — Leah Asmelash, CNN Money, 28 June 2026 Our goal has never been to make the most fashionable jeans in America. — Angela Velasquez, Footwear News, 29 June 2026
Noun
Cava is a chain restaurant that’s making food in bowls fashionable. — Dallas News, 1 Jan. 2023 Some might say, that is the complete opposite of fashionable in its literary form. — Paul Westall, Forbes, 19 July 2022 See All Example Sentences for fashionable

Word History

Etymology

Adjective

fashion entry 1 or fashion entry 2 + -able

First Known Use

Adjective

1588, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Noun

1770, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of fashionable was in 1588

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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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