modishness

noun

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
  1. elegance
  2. popularity
  3. style
  4. vogue
  5. stylishness
  6. fashionability
  7. hipness
  8. favor
Noun
  • Something draped and silk is my sweet spot, offering both elegance and comfort.
    — Fred Sahai, Vogue, 19 Oct. 2026
  • All four movies exhibit Mackenzie’s knack for trenchant social and political commentary slightly heightened by his elegance as a dramatist and visceral genre filmmaker, and all are accompanied by illuminating supplements.
    — Jim Hemphill, IndieWire, 16 Oct. 2026
Definition of elegance
Noun
  • The report suggests the growing popularity of luxury assets may reflect their potential as inflation hedges.
    — Molly A. Wallace, Fortune, 16 Oct. 2026
  • This could run counter to the open-weight design of China's most capable releases, but should preserve API access for individual users, allowing the tools to grow in popularity overseas.
    — Jon Martindale, PC Magazine, 16 Oct. 2026
Definition of popularity
Noun
  • Here’s a prime example of a more cryptic style of clue that sometimes pops up in late-week puzzles.
    — Sean McGowan, New York Times, 22 Oct. 2026
  • The menu changes daily and features wide-ranging Italian and Tyrolean dishes such as quail risotto, Speckknöddelsuppe (bacon dumpling soup), pasta and veal ragout, Viennese-style schnitzel, spinach dumplings, and apple strudel.
    — Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 22 Oct. 2026
Definition of style
Noun
  • After a brief respite in the 2010s when body-positivity and neutrality were in vogue, the pendulum has swung back with a vengeance.
    — Rebecca Firkser, Bon Appetit Magazine, 22 Oct. 2026
  • At the time, the Busby Berkeley conception of musical film as outlandish spectacle was the choreographic vogue.
    — David Hajdu, Vanity Fair, 20 Oct. 2026
Definition of vogue
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
Noun
  • Combining functionality with fashionability, while maintaining Vuori’s sleek silhouettes, simple embellishments and a quiet color palette.
    — Kaio Cesar, Los Angeles Times, 11 May 2026
Definition of fashionability
Noun
  • Sure, Palm Springs revived its hipness quotient with Rat Pack patina, and Coachella became a global brand thanks to the music festival.
    — Steve Hochman, SPIN, 22 June 2026
  • There were limits to his hipness, though.
    — Alex Ross, New Yorker, 15 June 2026
Definition of hipness
Noun
  • But the state's highest court decided in the Masts' favor, citing a six-month deadline in state law.
    — Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 20 Oct. 2026
  • What followed were the two key drives that swung everything back in Miami’s favor.
    — Jordan McPherson, Miami Herald, 18 Oct. 2026
Definition of favor
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“Modishness.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/modishness. Accessed 23 Oct. 2026.

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