fashionable

noun

Synonyms of fashionablenext
: a fashionable person

Examples of fashionable in a Sentence

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There are positive aspects to them still — the impact of Antoine Semenyo (up to seven goals in 12 appearances since signing from Bournemouth in January) might make the winter window fashionable again — and they were done over by an ingenious finish from Morgan Gibbs-White, above. Phil Hay, New York Times, 5 Mar. 2026 America tends to fixate on youth — the fashionable, the future. Tom Sietsema, Washington Post, 17 Jan. 2026 Using X-rays and infrared imaging, conservators discovered a second figure beneath the paint, that of a woman, her hair worn in the style of chignon fashionable in Paris at the turn of the twentieth century. News Desk, Artforum, 12 Feb. 2025 It is copied, amended and upgraded, embraced by Hollywood actors in search of the fashionable. Carolina A. Miranda, Los Angeles Times, 17 June 2023 See All Example Sentences for fashionable

Word History

First Known Use

1770, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of fashionable was in 1770

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“Fashionable.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/fashionable. Accessed 9 Jun. 2026.

Kids Definition

fashionable

adjective
fash·​ion·​able
ˈfash-(ə-)nə-bəl
1
: following the fashion : stylish
fashionable clothes
2
: of or relating to the world of fashion : popular among those who set fashions
fashionable stores
fashionableness noun
fashionably
-blē
adverb

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