au courant

adjective

au cou·​rant ˌō-ku̇-ˈräⁿ 

1

a

: fully informed : up-to-date

trying to stay au courant

b

: fashionable, stylish

au courant outfits

2

: fully familiar : conversant

Synonyms of au courant

• now
• downtown
• fashionable
• hip
• stylish

Examples of au courant in a Sentence

I try to stay au courant with the latest developments in the industry.

au courant filmgoers have dismissed Hollywood's latest effects-laden actioner as so last year

Recent Examples on the Web

Where at the beginning of the period, the boyish, figure-obscuring flapper dress was the au courant silhouette, by the end, fashion was shifting toward the more body-conscious bias cut. —Hannah Jackson, Vogue, 2 Mar. 2026

The show includes a cold-read of a scene written specifically for this show, and beautiful, au courant stand-up. —Matt Grobar, Deadline, 25 Feb. 2026

The ultimate winner in that race might actually be Daniel Bruhl, as a flashy nepo baby collector whose own eagerness to appear cool and au courant is easily manipulated by art-world fast-talkers like Marianne. —Bilge Ebiri, Vulture, 26 Jan. 2026

Spanning from the late short story writer Eudora Welty to the more au courant Zendaya, the portraits were also snapshots of time. —Rosemary Feitelberg, Footwear News, 6 Nov. 2025

Word History

Etymology

French, literally, in the current

First Known Use

1762, in the meaning defined at sense 1a