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
Partisanship and hipness seemed, ever so briefly, compatible.
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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
The Belgian brand, once the epitome of slouchy, existential hipness, has lost some of its mojo in recent years, existing on the good will of its former self.
—Vanessa Friedman, New York Times, 9 Feb. 2023
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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
The Belgian brand, once the epitome of slouchy, existential hipness, has lost some of its mojo in recent years, existing on the good will of its former self.
—Vanessa Friedman, New York Times, 9 Feb. 2023
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for hipness
Noun
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Long before American beauty became synonymous with department stores, celebrity founders and global conglomerates, Hudnut was exporting American elegance internationally.—
Sudhir Gupta,
Rolling Stone,
25 Mar. 2026
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Far from being a nostalgic nod, this trend resurrects the kind of practical elegance that characterized generations past.—
Alex Sales,
Glamour,
25 Mar. 2026
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Utah is without regulars Lauri Markkanen (hip), Isaiah Collier (hamstring) and Keyonte George (leg).—
ABC News,
ABC News,
29 Mar. 2026
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There, he was exposed to the vanguard practices of German and American photography in the late nineteen-eighties and early nineties, which took a hip, self-aware approach to image-making.—
Chris Wiley,
New Yorker,
28 Mar. 2026
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Appreciative of these qualities, humans have domesticated Cucumis sativus and traded it throughout the world, with the fruit’s coolness becoming another, if metaphorical, tendril.—
Andrés Muedano,
JSTOR Daily,
25 Mar. 2026
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Even Whoop is trying to increase the coolness factor of wearable tech, announcing a new creative partnership with acclaimed designer Samuel Ross earlier this year.—
Rachel Cormack,
Robb Report,
24 Mar. 2026
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Even Haghighi’s daring sense of form—his cornucopia of tones, styles, and genres—reflects his grandfather’s masterwork and suggests an expansion of Golestan’s audacious and original aesthetic.—
Richard Brody,
New Yorker,
27 Mar. 2026
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Like his career, ‘The Boys of Dungeon Lane’ is musically eclectic and sees Paul across an array of instruments and styles showcasing his broad musicality.—
Chris Willman,
Variety,
26 Mar. 2026
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Somewhat ironically, this analog movement has been galvanized by its trendiness on social media.—
Kaitlyn Huamani,
Chicago Tribune,
9 Mar. 2026
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What keeps Old Key Lime House thriving after more than a century of service isn’t trendiness but the consistently good time, good food, good service, and great vibe patrons can expect to find here.—
Skye Sherman,
Southern Living,
6 Feb. 2026
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That’s especially true when there’s so much on-sale stylishness in Amazon’s discounted shoe department.—
Annie Blackman,
InStyle,
15 Jan. 2026
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Cove is much larger, with a more formal service style, but the exactitude is still there, the sense of stylishness, the obsession and the delight.—
Helen Rosner,
New Yorker,
11 Jan. 2026
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“Hipness.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/hipness. Accessed 2 Apr. 2026.
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