fashionability

noun

Definition of fashionabilitynext
as in popularity
the state of enjoying widespread approval doesn't regard the fashionability of his fiction as prima facie evidence that it has no literary merit

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Recent Examples of fashionability Combining functionality with fashionability, while maintaining Vuori’s sleek silhouettes, simple embellishments and a quiet color palette. — Kaio Cesar, Los Angeles Times, 11 May 2026
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  1. popularity
  2. vogue
  3. favor
Noun
  • Bryce Canyon National Park is one of Utah’s most iconic destinations—but its popularity means visitors often have to contend with crowded overlooks, full parking lots, and busy hiking trails, especially during the busy seasons of summer and fall.
    — Abby Price, Travel + Leisure, 19 July 2026
  • How else to explain the explosive popularity of the Windmill bands, or Blood Incantation and Tomb Mold’s crossover success, or Angine de Poitrine becoming a water-cooler topic overnight?
    — Sam Goldner, Pitchfork, 19 July 2026
Definition of popularity
Noun
  • Meanwhile, crochet, in general, is always en vogue during the summer.
    — Kelsey Stewart, Travel + Leisure, 8 July 2026
  • And Canada’s team being en vogue domestically in the way other national teams have been — again, in Canada — is important.
    — Joshua Kloke, New York Times, 7 July 2026
Definition of vogue
Noun
  • So far in the season, Gen has mostly landed on the wrong side of the audience’s favor.
    — Rafaela Bassili, Vulture, 14 July 2026
  • The Texas case made its way to the US Supreme Court, which ruled in Texas's favor in late June 2025, putting the brakes on the other cases.
    — Chloe Albanesius, PC Magazine, 14 July 2026
Definition of favor

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“Fashionability.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/fashionability. Accessed 22 Jul. 2026.

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