Definition of fashionable
1 : conforming to the custom, fashion, or established mode
2 : of or relating to the world of fashion
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Examples of fashionable in a Sentence
It isn't fashionable to express such an opinion these days.
fashionable people who know all the right restaurants
Recent Examples of fashionable from the Web
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The practice was later taken up by royalty across Europe and became highly fashionable.
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Now, at long last, the Academy is doing something to change that — not exactly opening the floodgates to the hoi polloi, but at least loosening its boys’ club tie in order to dress itself as something altogether more modern and fashionable.
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Even Smart’s fashionable urban audience demands a certain level of practicality.
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More: Sacred Heart grad: Nothing is more fashionable than 'fit and healthy' More: Yes, there are good carbs.
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The rag dolls are extra soft, colorful and fashionable.
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Kennedy and his wife, Jacqueline, often filled the White House with the fashionable, the creative and the musical.
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Men showed up in suits, and, when hats were still fashionable, women wore their best millinery and often sported corsages.
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The colors — blue camo, red, blue and black — are bold and fashionable enough that they can be worn outside the home.
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First Known Use of fashionable
circa 1580
fashionable
Definition of fashionable
: a fashionable person
First Known Use of fashionable
circa 1800
FASHIONABLE Defined for English Language Learners
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playDefinition of fashionable for English Language Learners
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: currently popular
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: dressing and acting in a way that is currently popular
FASHIONABLE Defined for Kids
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playDefinition of fashionable for Students
: following the current fashion or style fashionable clothes
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\-blē\ adverb fashionably dressedLearn More about fashionable
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