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fashion

noun · verb

Simple meaning

A current trend, favored for frivolous rather than practical, logical, or intellectual reasons.

Pronunciation

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fashuhn

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IPA pronunciation (US)

ˈfæʃən

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Word Review

Definition

Everyday modern meanings first, grouped by part of speech.

noun

  1. uncountable

    Popular trends, especially in clothing; the industry that designs clothing and sometimes other related items.

  2. countable

    A current (constantly changing) trend, favored for frivolous rather than practical, logical, or intellectual reasons.

  3. The make or form of anything; the style, shape, appearance, or mode of structure; pattern, model; workmanship; execution.

  4. How something is done or how it happens

  5. countable

    A style or manner in which something is done.

verb

  1. To make, build or construct, especially in a crude or improvised way.

Word at a Glance

Difficulty
A2 · Elementary
Frequency
Very Common
Typical Use
Everyday English

Word Aura™

How this word commonly comes across.

Aura for this meaning

This meaning: The make or form of anything; the style, shape, appearance, or mode of structure; pattern, model; workmanship; execution.

Used this way, fashion is a reasonably familiar word that usually carries little praise or criticism of its own. It usually sounds natural in a wide range of settings.

Emotional tone
Neutral
Formality
Neutral
Intensity
Not strongly marked
How common
Moderately common
Connotation
Matter-of-fact
Usage feel
Neutral and straightforward

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  • “She fashioned a tent out of a sheet and a few sticks.”verb

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Word Family

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Word family

Words built from the same root.

  • fashionableadjectiveDerived adjective

    Related to Popular trends, especially in clothing.

Compound terms

Established multiword terms.

  • fashion designernounCompound term

    Someone who designs clothing.

  • fashion industrynounCompound term

    Makers and sellers of fashionable clothing.

  • fashion modelnounCompound term

    A woman who wears clothes to display fashions.

  • fashion platenounCompound term

    A man who is much concerned with his dress and appearance.

  • fashion arbiternounCompound term

    Someone who popularizes a new fashion.

  • fashion businessnounCompound term

    Makers and sellers of fashionable clothing.

Related Words

Connected to the same idea, not synonyms.

More about this wordSynonyms, forms, origin

Synonyms

Sense: popular trends or especially in clothing

mode

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