1
as in fashionableness
the quality or state of being fashionable
when it comes to clothes, she prefers modesty to modishness
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2
as in popularity
the state of enjoying widespread approval
the modishness of that hairstyle is now so transparent that the really hip people have moved on to something else
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for modishness
Noun
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For instance, given the growing popularity of ride-share services in large cities, RA & Associates has plans in place to be able to represent clients involved in accidents pertaining to ride-share vehicles.—
Ethan Stone,
USA Today,
29 Oct. 2025 -
Yet despite its popularity, research discredits this long-standing belief.—
Taryn White,
Travel + Leisure,
29 Oct. 2025
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Just last week, the 74-year-old actress shared a video of herself on Instagram wearing what can only be described as the embodiment of countryside elegance.—
Rylee Johnston,
PEOPLE,
31 Oct. 2025
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Jacobsen is a French American designer who often uses glass as her medium, crafting it into objects simultaneously sculptural and practical, bridging the gap between elegance and whimsy.—
Alaina Chou,
Bon Appetit Magazine,
29 Oct. 2025
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Keep on doing the things that are going to actually bring about equality rather than the idea that the murder of a man (George Floyd) makes equality in vogue.—
Mike Fleming Jr,
Deadline,
29 Oct. 2025
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Not to mention, from jeans and skirts to hoodies and sweaters, oversized clothing is on the rise – looking and feeling comfortable and cozy has never been so in vogue.—
BestReviews,
Mercury News,
28 Oct. 2025
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Without Jamie Lloyd’s cameras there to do close-ups, Scherzinger played the anti-heroine just a little less for obsessive mania and more for pure Barbra-style butter.—
Chris Willman,
Variety,
2 Nov. 2025
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Ahead, find every editor’s go-to airport shoes—a mix of comfort, style, and just the right amount of TSA-friendly swagger.—
Rosie Marder,
Travel + Leisure,
2 Nov. 2025
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The Beach Boys were in decline by 1967 — in health and hipness alike.—
August Brown,
Los Angeles Times,
11 June 2025
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Photos and videos from the period show famous revelers clearly giddy with their own hipness.—
USA Today,
USA Today,
21 Apr. 2025
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Though twentieth-century audiences were far less likely to see a sideshow in person than had been crowds in Browning’s era, this may have been a mark in Freaks’s favor.—
JSTOR Daily,
JSTOR Daily,
30 Oct. 2025
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Gagnon's was the second trade proposal authored by a major outlet Wednesday, in which the Raiders receive incoming draft compensation as part of the acquisition of a quarterback with once high expectations who has fallen out of favor with his current organization.—
Max Dible,
MSNBC Newsweek,
30 Oct. 2025
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“Modishness.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/modishness. Accessed 5 Nov. 2025.
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