au courant

au cou·rant

adj \ˌō-ku̇-ˈräⁿ\

Definition of AU COURANT

1

a : fully informed : up-to-date <trying to stay au courant> b : fashionable, stylish <au courant outfits>

2

: fully familiar : conversant

Examples of AU COURANT

1. I try to stay au courant with the latest developments in the industry.
2. <au courant filmgoers have dismissed Hollywood's latest effects-laden actioner as so last year>

Origin of AU COURANT

French, literally, in the current

First Known Use: 1762

Related to AU COURANT

Synonyms: cool [slang], def [slang], downtown, groovy, hep, hip, in, mod, now, trendy, turned-on, with-it

Antonyms: out, uncool, unhip, untrendy

Related Words: à la mode (also a la mode), chic, fashionable, modish, sharp, smart, snappy, stylish, voguish

Near Antonyms: geeky, nerdish, nerdy; dowdy, styleless, unfashionable, unstylish

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Rhymes with AU COURANT

accouchement, aide-de-camp, battement, bien-pensant, ci-devant, contretemps, debridement, denouement, en passant, fainéant, insouciant, Maupassant, Orléans, Perpignan, rapprochement, revenant, se tenant, soi-disant, vol-au-vent