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
  • Park Tower is positioned for travelers seeking European elegance and historical prestige in Argentina’s sophisticated capital.
    — Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 4 Aug. 2026
  • There’s still a common misconception that comfort and elegance are two separate concepts, but loafers and mom jeans are two wardrobe staples that prove otherwise.
    — Michel Mejía, Glamour, 2 Aug. 2026
Definition of elegance
Noun
  • Despite safety Tre’von Moehrig being tight on Sanders’ hip, Young forced the ball to wear only the tight end could snag it.
    — Charlotte Observer, Charlotte Observer, 29 July 2026
  • Lift your hips toward the ceiling, forming an upside down V shape with your body.
    — RikkiLynn Shields Hannigan, Health, 29 July 2026
Definition of hip
Noun
  • Stereo 41, Walnut Creek A bastion of late-night coolness – almost too cool – has taken root in downtown Walnut Creek.
    — John Metcalfe, Mercury News, 28 July 2026
  • Achieving mainstream stardom hasn’t stopped Cale, Jacobs and Scorsese from maintaining the glimmer of coolness decades into their careers.
    — Zoe Sottile, CNN Money, 24 July 2026
Definition of coolness
Noun
  • In another conversation, Marcee Gray brought up an online drawing showing Colt alongside the Columbine shooters and Parkland gunman Nikolas Cruz in the style of a Weezer album cover.
    — Isabel Rosales, CNN Money, 2 Aug. 2026
  • Lesnar sat up Undertaker-style and planted Femi with not one or two but three F5s.
    — Blake Oestriecher, Forbes.com, 2 Aug. 2026
Definition of style
Noun
  • Despite its recent trendiness, Mahjong’s impact extends well beyond that one incredible scene from Crazy Rich Asians.
    — Madeline Hirsch, InStyle, 3 June 2026
  • Grillo's and Smoothie King said the inspiration for the smoothie came from pickles’ trendiness and their nutritional value.
    — Erin Clements, PEOPLE, 20 May 2026
Definition of trendiness
Noun
  • 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
  • The fresh flip-flop offerings prove that simplicity need not be sacrificed for stylishness, and that all-day comfiness should most certainly not take a back seat to a head-turning summertime aesthetic.
    — Stacia Datskovska, Footwear News, 11 May 2026
Definition of stylishness

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“Hipness.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/hipness. Accessed 5 Aug. 2026.

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