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- [fash-uh n]
- /ˈfæʃ ən/
- /ˈfæʃn/
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- US Pronunciation
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- [fash-uh n]
- /ˈfæʃ ən/
Definitions of fashion word
- noun fashion a prevailing custom or style of dress, etiquette, socializing, etc.: the latest fashion in dresses. 1
- noun fashion conventional usage in dress, manners, etc., especially of polite society, or conformity to it: the dictates of fashion; to be out of fashion. 1
- noun fashion manner; way; mode: in a warlike fashion. 1
- noun fashion the make or form of anything: He liked the fashion of the simple, sturdy furniture. 1
- noun fashion a kind; sort: All fashions of people make up the world. 1
- noun fashion Obsolete. workmanship. 1
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Origin of fashion
First appearance:
before 1250 One of the 11% oldest English words
1250-1300; Middle English facioun shape, manner < Anglo-French faço(u)n, façun, Old French faceon < Latin factiōn- (stem of factiō) a doing, company. See faction1
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Parts of speech for Fashion
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
fashion popularity
A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 97% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".
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This diagram is provided by Google Ngram ViewerSynonyms for fashion
verb fashion
- manufacture — the making of goods or wares by manual labor or by machinery, especially on a large scale: the manufacture of television sets.
- tailor — a stroke of a bell indicating someone's death; knell.
- dream up — a succession of images, thoughts, or emotions passing through the mind during sleep.
- fit — adapted or suited; appropriate: This water isn't fit for drinking. A long-necked giraffe is fit for browsing treetops.
- devise — If you devise a plan, system, or machine, you have the idea for it and design it.
noun fashion
- style — a particular kind, sort, or type, as with reference to form, appearance, or character: the baroque style; The style of the house was too austere for their liking.
- way — manner, mode, or fashion: a new way of looking at a matter; to reply in a polite way.
- manner — mainour.
- mode — fashion or style in manners, dress, etc.: He was much concerned to keep up with the latest mode.
- method — a procedure, technique, or way of doing something, especially in accordance with a definite plan: There are three possible methods of repairing this motor.
Antonyms for fashion
verb fashion
- destroy — To destroy something means to cause so much damage to it that it is completely ruined or does not exist any more.
- ruin — ruins, the remains of a building, city, etc., that has been destroyed or that is in disrepair or a state of decay: We visited the ruins of ancient Greece.
- demolish — To demolish something such as a building means to destroy it completely.
- dismantle — to deprive or strip of apparatus, furniture, equipment, defenses, etc.: to dismantle a ship; to dismantle a fortress.
- raze — to tear down; demolish; level to the ground: to raze a row of old buildings.
noun fashion
- disorganisation — Alternative spelling of disorganization.
- disorganization — a breaking up of order or system; disunion or disruption of constituent parts.
- departure — Departure or a departure is the act of going away from somewhere.
- disorder — lack of order or regular arrangement; confusion: Your room is in utter disorder.
- disfashion — (obsolete, transitive) To disfigure.
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