Fashionable
['fæʃ(ə)nəb(ə)l] or ['fæʃnəbl]
Definition
(adj.) being or in accordance with current social fashions; 'fashionable clothing'; 'the fashionable side of town'; 'a fashionable cafe' .
(adj.) patronized by .
Checked by Leda--From WordNet
Definition
(a.) Conforming to the fashion or established mode; according with the prevailing form or style; as, a fashionable dress.
(a.) Established or favored by custom or use; current; prevailing at a particular time; as, the fashionable philosophy; fashionable opinions.
(a.) Observant of the fashion or customary mode; dressing or behaving according to the prevailing fashion; as, a fashionable man.
(a.) Genteel; well-bred; as, fashionable society.
(n.) A person who conforms to the fashions; -- used chiefly in the plural.
Checked by Freda
Synonyms and Synonymous
a. [1]. Genteel, STYLISH, modish, in fashion, in vogue, ?LA MODE, the rage, having a run.[2]. Customary, usual, prevailing, current.
Editor: Olaf
Examples
- During the Tudor and Stuart reigns a fashionable gift at christenings was the apostle, so called because at the end of the handle was the figure of an apostle. Various. The Wonder Book of Knowledge.
- I should have some fashionable conversation, here, then. Charles Dickens. Bleak House.
- When the expense of fashionable dress is very great, the variety must be very small. Adam Smith. An Inquiry into the Nature and Causes of the Wealth of Nations.
- I'm not ambitious for a splendid fortune, a fashionable position, or a great name for my girls. Louisa May Alcott. Little Women.
- He was a very fashionable-looking man; but not at all handsome. Harriette Wilson. The Memoirs of Harriette Wilson.
- Somewhere about this time John Mills of the Guards insisted on falling in love with me, merely to prove himself a fashionable man. Harriette Wilson. The Memoirs of Harriette Wilson.
- It's the fashionable way; and fashion and whiskers have been my weaknesses, and I don't care who knows it, says Mr. Jobling. Charles Dickens. Bleak House.
- Man can no more go back to the simplicity of the existence you eulogize, than you could settle down to a fashionable life in London and enjoy it. Fergus Hume. The Island of Fantasy.
- It's not fashionable. Edith Wharton. The Age of Innocence.
- If John Bull turns round to look after you, you are not well dressed: but either too stiff, too tight, or too fashionable. Harriette Wilson. The Memoirs of Harriette Wilson.
- Meg, my dear, I value the womanly skill which keeps home happy more than white hands or fashionable accomplishments. Louisa May Alcott. Little Women.
- She had been willing from the first to employ Lily in the show-room: as a displayer of hats, a fashionable beauty might be a valuable asset. Edith Wharton. The House of Mirth.
- I have known it very fashionable indeed. Charles Dickens. David Copperfield.
- It is the influence of the fashionable world altogether that I am jealous of. Jane Austen. Mansfield Park.
- He said he didn't care about mine, it wasn't the fashionable color, and he never paid much for it in the first place. Louisa May Alcott. Little Women.
Checked by Evita