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- [in fash-uh n]
- /ɪn ˈfæʃ ən/
- /ɪn ˈfæʃn/
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- [in fash-uh n]
- /ɪn ˈfæʃ ən/
Definitions of in fashion words
- noun in fashion a prevailing custom or style of dress, etiquette, socializing, etc.: the latest fashion in dresses. 1
- noun in 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 in fashion manner; way; mode: in a warlike fashion. 1
- noun in fashion the make or form of anything: He liked the fashion of the simple, sturdy furniture. 1
- noun in fashion a kind; sort: All fashions of people make up the world. 1
- noun in fashion Obsolete. workmanship. 1
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Origin of in 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 In fashion
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
in 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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adj in fashion
- new — other than the former or the old: a new era; in the New World.
- present-day — current; modern: present-day techniques; present-day English.
- instant — an infinitesimal or very short space of time; a moment: They arrived not an instant too soon.
- current — A current is a steady and continuous flowing movement of some of the water in a river, lake, or sea.
- present — being, existing, or occurring at this time or now; current: increasing respect for the present ruler of the small country.
adv in fashion
- so — in the way or manner indicated, described, or implied: Do it so.
- hence — as an inference from this fact; for this reason; therefore: The eggs were very fresh and hence satisfactory.
- thusly — thus.
- as follows — You use as follows in writing or speech to introduce something such as a list, description, or explanation.
- in kind — paid or given in goods, commodities, or services instead of money: in-kind welfare programs.
Antonyms for in fashion
adj in fashion
- future — time that is to be or come hereafter.
- old-fashioned — of a style or kind that is no longer in vogue: an old-fashioned bathing suit.
- preceding — that precedes; previous: Refer back to the footnote on the preceding page.
- old — far advanced in the years of one's or its life: an old man; an old horse; an old tree.
- past — gone by or elapsed in time: It was a bad time, but it's all past now.
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