HIPNESS Synonyms: 37 Similar and Opposite Words

hipness

noun

ˈhip-nəs

Definition of hipness

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

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Noun

Yet Lee shows that the iron sense of control with which Brookner approached her own legacy runs through her fiction, too, creating the austere elegance that characterizes her prose.

— Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 2 Nov. 2026
Certainly not Polo Ralph Lauren, whose new Polo Blaze collection brings the elegance of the stables to city streets.

— Lilah Ramzi, Vogue, 1 Nov. 2026

Definition of elegance

Noun

Veteran forward Troy Terry made his season debut for the Ducks after missing 18 games while recovering from hip surgery in June.

— Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 12 Nov. 2026
Coach Tiago Splitter said there was not an acute source of the injury, but that Wilson began to develop soreness and tightness in his right hip throughout this week.

— Julia Poe, Chicago Tribune, 12 Nov. 2026

Definition of hip

Noun

Set on 600 acres at the mouth of the Bedwell River, the off-grid retreat is known for its 25 safari-style canvas tents, cedar-plank boardwalks, and wilderness adventures.

— Megan Spurrell, Condé Nast Traveler, 13 Nov. 2026
The reigning Atlantic 10 Player of the Year, Avila rose to notoriety during his time at Saint Louis and Indiana State due to his play style and signature goggles.

— Steven Johnson, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 13 Nov. 2026

Definition of style

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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