different between retro vs trendy

English

Etymology

Borrowed from French rétro, ultimately from Latin retro.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /???.t?o?/

Adjective

retro (comparative more retro, superlative most retro)

1. Of, or relating to, the past, past times, or the way things were.
2. Affecting things past; retroactive, ex post facto.

Translations

Noun

retro (countable and uncountable, plural retros or retroes)

1. (uncountable) Past fashions or trends.
2. (countable) Abbreviation of retrorocket.
3. (countable) Abbreviation of retrospective.
   • 1983, Sightlines (volumes 16-17, page 44)

     Richard Leacock's 1981 film portrait, Louise Brooks, was shown during a retro of Ms. Brooks's films at the Walker Art Center.

Translations

See also

• (fashion, the past, trend, style): retro on Wikipedia.Wikipedia

Anagrams

• Torre

Interlingua

Adverb

retro (not comparable)

1. back

Italian

Etymology

From Latin retro.

Adverb

retro

1. behind

Noun

retro m (invariable)

1. back, rear, reverse

Anagrams

• terrò
• torre

Latin

Etymology

From re- + *-tr?, probably taken from intr? and other similar adverbs.

Adverb

retr? (not comparable)

1. back, backwards, behind

2. before, formerly

Descendants

• Galician: redor, arredor
• Portuguese: redor
• Spanish: redor

References

• retro in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
• retro in Charlton T. Lewis (1891) An Elementary Latin Dictionary, New York: Harper & Brothers
• retro in Charles du Fresne du Cange’s Glossarium Mediæ et Infimæ Latinitatis (augmented edition, 1883–1887)
• retro in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré Latin-Français, Hachette
• Carl Meissner; Henry William Auden (1894) Latin Phrase-Book?^[2], London: Macmillan and Co.
• retro in Ramminger, Johann (accessed 16 July 2016) Neulateinische Wortliste: Ein Wörterbuch des Lateinischen von Petrarca bis 1700?^[3], pre-publication website, 2005-2016

Romanian

Etymology

From French retro.

Adjective

retro m or f or n (indeclinable)

1. retro

Declension

Spanish

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin retro.

Adjective

retro (plural retros)

1. retro

English

Etymology

trend +? -y

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /?t??ndi/
• Rhymes: -?ndi

Adjective

trendy (comparative trendier, superlative trendiest)

1. (slang) Of, or in accordance with the latest trend, fashion or hype.

   I hate those trendy pre-wrinkled shirts.

Synonyms

• superficial, shallow, materialistic
• mistakenly fashionable, à la mode, with-it, voguish, avant-garde

Translations

Noun

trendy (plural trendies)

1. (informal) A trendy person.

Anagrams

• tendry

Norwegian Bokmål

Etymology

From English trendy

Adjective

trendy (indeclinable)

1. trendy

Usage notes

The definite singular and plural form "trendye" is also used, but this is not officially recognised as yet.

References

• “trendy” in The Bokmål Dictionary.

Norwegian Nynorsk

Etymology

From English trendy

Adjective

trendy (indeclinable)

1. trendy

Usage notes

As above.

References

• “trendy” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.

Spanish

Adjective

trendy (invariable)

1. trendy