trendy

trendy

adj \ˈtren-dē\

trend·i·ertrend·i·est

Definition of TRENDY

1

: very fashionable : up-to-date <he's a trendy dresser — Sunday Mirror>

2

: marked by ephemeral, superficial, or faddish appeal or taste <trendy ideas about success>

— trend·i·ly \-də-lē\ adverb

— trend·i·ness \-dē-nəs\ noun

— trendy \-dē\ noun

Examples of TRENDY

1. a group of trendy young professionals
2. <if what's in the stores is any indication, shorter skirts are trendy again this year>

First Known Use of TRENDY

1962

Related to TRENDY

Synonyms: à la mode (also a la mode), au courant, chic, cool [slang], exclusive, fashionable, fresh [slang], happening, hip, in, modish, sharp, smart, snappy, supercool, swell, swish, stylish, voguish

Antonyms: dowdy, out, outmoded, styleless, unchic, uncool, unfashionable, unmodish, unstylish

Related Words: downtown, edgy, funky; dapper, dashing, dressy, kicky, natty, rakish, sassy, saucy, spiffy, spruce; chichi, classy, flossy, haute (also haut), nobby, posh, ritzy, soigné (or soignée), swank (or swanky); elegant, graceful, handsome, majestic, refined, sophisticated, stately, tasteful, understated; doggish, doggy, flashy, gallant; dandyish, dudish, foppish; ultrachic, ultracool, ultrahip, ultraposh, ultrasmart, ultrasophisticated

Near Antonyms: cheesy, tacky, unattractive, unbecoming; graceless, inelegant, tasteless, trashy, unhandsome; frowsy (or frowzy), sloppy, slovenly, unkempt, untidy; disheveled (or dishevelled), messy, mussy, rumpled, wrinkled; shabby, sleazy

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Rhymes with TRENDY

bendy, Mende