different between fashionable vs modish

English

Etymology

fashion +? -able

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /?fæ??n?bl?/

Adjective

fashionable (comparative more fashionable, superlative most fashionable)

1. Characteristic of or influenced by a current popular trend or style.

   Synonyms: styleworthy; see also Thesaurus:fashionable

   Antonyms: see Thesaurus:unfashionable

2. Established or favoured by custom or use; current; prevailing at a particular time.

3. (archaic) genteel; well-bred

Derived terms

• fashionably

Descendants

• ? Danish: fashionabel
• ? French: fashionable
• ? German: fashionable

Translations

Noun

fashionable (plural fashionables)

1. A fashionable person; a fop.

   Synonyms: see Thesaurus:dandy

French

Etymology

Borrowed from English fashionable.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /fa.??.nabl/

Adjective

fashionable (plural fashionables)

1. (dated) fashionable

Further reading

• “fashionable” in Trésor de la langue française informatisé (The Digitized Treasury of the French Language).

German

Alternative forms

• fashionabel

Etymology

Borrowed from English fashionable.

Pronunciation

Adjective

fashionable (comparative fashionabler, superlative am fashionabelsten)

1. fashionable

   Synonym: modisch

Further reading

• “fashionable” in Duden online

English

Etymology

mode +? -ish

Adjective

modish (comparative more modish, superlative most modish)

1. Conforming with fashion or style.
2. In the current mode.

Derived terms

• modishly
• modishness

Anagrams

• domish