à la mode

adjective

ˌä-lə-ˈmōd 

ˌa-lə-

variants or less commonly a la mode

1

: fashionable, stylish

a political movement that was once à la mode

2

: topped with ice cream

apple pie à la mode

Synonyms of à la mode

• fashionable
• exclusive
• happening

Examples of à la mode in a Sentence

apple pie à la mode

a political movement that was once à la mode

Word History

Etymology

French, according to the fashion

First Known Use

1642, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Kids Definition

à la mode

adjective

variants also a la mode

ˌal-ə-ˈmōd 

ˌäl-

1

: stylish, fashionable

2

: topped with ice cream

pie à la mode

Etymology

from French à la mode, literally "according to the fashion"