hipness

noun

ˈhip-nəs How to pronounce hipness (audio)
Definition of hipnessnext
as in fashionableness
the quality or state of being fashionable such hipness does not come cheap, and his clothes budget is out of sight

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Recent Examples of hipness Photos and videos from the period show famous revelers clearly giddy with their own hipness. — USA Today, 21 Apr. 2025 Partisanship and hipness seemed, ever so briefly, compatible. — Spencer Kornhaber, The Atlantic, 28 Oct. 2024 But there’s not a smack of hipness here, and Jalali is not on a quest for cool. — Anthony Lane, The New Yorker, 18 Aug. 2023 But travelers have come to a point where too much hipness is no longer really wanted. — Roxanne Roberts, Washington Post, 22 Apr. 2023 See All Example Sentences for hipness
Recent Examples of Synonyms for hipness
  1. elegance
  2. hip
  3. coolness
  4. style
  5. trendiness
  6. stylishness
Noun
  • Something draped and silk is my sweet spot, offering both elegance and comfort.
    — Fred Sahai, Vogue, 19 Oct. 2026
  • All four movies exhibit Mackenzie’s knack for trenchant social and political commentary slightly heightened by his elegance as a dramatist and visceral genre filmmaker, and all are accompanied by illuminating supplements.
    — Jim Hemphill, IndieWire, 16 Oct. 2026
Definition of elegance
Noun
  • Pause at the top, then push your hips back and slowly lower yourself to the chair with control.
    — Dana Santas, CNN Money, 20 Oct. 2026
  • Cassegrain, mustachioed, silver-haired, and smiling, explains that during its early days, the pipes were popular with hip youngsters.
    — Joe Bobowicz, Vogue, 20 Oct. 2026
Definition of hip
Noun
  • Others could imitate but never replicate; their coolness was predicated on their originality.
    — Brady Brickner-Wood, New Yorker, 19 Oct. 2026
  • And despite its inherent coolness, the music and culture is a very studious art form.
    — Steve Baltin, Los Angeles Times, 28 Sep. 2026
Definition of coolness
Noun
  • Here’s a prime example of a more cryptic style of clue that sometimes pops up in late-week puzzles.
    — Sean McGowan, New York Times, 22 Oct. 2026
  • The menu changes daily and features wide-ranging Italian and Tyrolean dishes such as quail risotto, Speckknöddelsuppe (bacon dumpling soup), pasta and veal ragout, Viennese-style schnitzel, spinach dumplings, and apple strudel.
    — Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 22 Oct. 2026
Definition of style
Noun
  • The martini, like no other cocktail, straddles the line between timelessness and trendiness.
    — Robb Report Studio, Robb Report, 2 Sep. 2026
  • Despite its recent trendiness, Mahjong’s impact extends well beyond that one incredible scene from Crazy Rich Asians.
    — Madeline Hirsch, InStyle, 3 June 2026
Definition of trendiness
Noun
  • These perfectly girly-sporty sneakers have a substantial fan club who trust them for comfort and stylishness.
    — Annie Blackman, InStyle, 14 Sep. 2026
  • Even when some of the tricks become apparent, each new repetition somehow delivers more than the last, though the weightless, old-school video game aesthetic of the alien monster design sticks out even more amid the stylishness of the world captured in-camera.
    — Guy Lodge, Variety, 22 May 2026
Definition of stylishness

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