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
But travelers have come to a point where too much hipness is no longer really wanted.
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Roxanne Roberts, Washington Post, 22 Apr. 2023
About half of young adults wear spectacles, which can imbue some frames with an aura of hipness.
—Andrew Van Dam, Washington Post, 12 May 2023
With assistance from the app’s glossy filters, even the most mundane of still-lifes—a poppy-seed bagel on a desk, a curtained window, a traffic cone lying on its side in the road—could be imbued with an indelible hipness.
—The New Yorker, 13 May 2022
For the festival, the partnership is aimed at pulling Cannes forward into the 21st century, lending it a sheen of techno-hipness and ideally attracting younger film fans.
—Todd Spangler, Variety, 11 May 2022
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Roxanne Roberts, Washington Post, 22 Apr. 2023
About half of young adults wear spectacles, which can imbue some frames with an aura of hipness.
—Andrew Van Dam, Washington Post, 12 May 2023
With assistance from the app’s glossy filters, even the most mundane of still-lifes—a poppy-seed bagel on a desk, a curtained window, a traffic cone lying on its side in the road—could be imbued with an indelible hipness.
—The New Yorker, 13 May 2022
For the festival, the partnership is aimed at pulling Cannes forward into the 21st century, lending it a sheen of techno-hipness and ideally attracting younger film fans.
—Todd Spangler, Variety, 11 May 2022
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for hipness
Noun
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This dramatic addition is a great alternative to a veil for those who want a train, yet have a distinct volume and structure that lends a look a retro elegance.—
Shelby Wax,
Vogue,
28 Apr. 2025
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The one-shoulder design gives it a Grecian elegance that simultaneously reads regal yet effortless—the epitome of the Italian sprezzatura.—
Nneya Richards,
Travel + Leisure,
26 Apr. 2025
Noun
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And then, on Tuesday, the Yankees announced that in addition to the calf strain, LeMahieu was coping with a whole new injury — this one to his hip.—
Tom Rogers,
MSNBC Newsweek,
30 Apr. 2025
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While facing Josh Hader in the final at-bat of the Mets’ season opener against the Houston Astros, Soto shuffled a bit, wiggling and hitting his hip.—
Will Sammon,
New York Times,
29 Apr. 2025
Noun
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If slouchy styles aren’t your thing, this Everlane jacket is the perfect trench for you.—
Anna Popp,
Travel + Leisure,
2 May 2025
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While wire-rim options will never go out of style, the most popular material of the moment is thick, expressive plastic.—
Jake Henry Smith,
Glamour,
2 May 2025
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“Hipness.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/hipness. Accessed 5 May. 2025.
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