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unfashionable

fash·ion·a·ble
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Transcription

    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • UK Pronunciation
    • UK IPA
    • [fash-uh-nuh-buh l]
    • /ˈfæʃ ə nə bəl/
    • /ʌnˈfæʃ.ən.ə.bl̩/
    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [fash-uh-nuh-buh l]
    • /ˈfæʃ ə nə bəl/

Definitions of unfashionable word

  • adjective unfashionable observant of or conforming to the fashion; stylish: a fashionable young woman. 1
  • adjective unfashionable of, characteristic of, used, or patronized by the world of fashion: a fashionable shop. 1
  • adjective unfashionable current; popular: a fashionable topic of conversation. 1
  • noun unfashionable a fashionable person. 1
  • adjective unfashionable clothing: no longer in style 1
  • adjective unfashionable no longer popular 1

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Origin of unfashionable

First appearance:

before 1600
One of the 39% oldest English words
First recorded in 1600-10; fashion + -able

Historical Comparancy

Parts of speech for Unfashionable

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation

unfashionable popularity

A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 92% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
According to our data most of word are more popular. This word is almost not used. It has a much more popular synonym.

unfashionable usage trend in Literature

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Synonyms for unfashionable

adj unfashionable

  • anachronistic — You say that something is anachronistic when you think that it is out of date or old-fashioned.
  • anachronous — relating to anachronism; misplaced chronologically
  • back number — A back number of a magazine or newspaper is the same as a back issue.
  • behind the times — You can use the times to refer to the present time and to modern fashions, tastes, and developments. For example, if you say that someone keeps up with the times, you mean they are fashionable or aware of modern developments. If you say they are behind the times, you mean they are unfashionable or not aware of them.
  • blowsy — (esp of a woman) untidy in appearance; slovenly or sluttish

adjective unfashionable

  • countrified — You use countrified to describe something that seems or looks like something in the country, rather than in a town.
  • fossilised — Non-Oxford British standard spelling of fossilized.
  • naff — unstylish; lacking taste; inferior.
  • obsolescent — becoming obsolete; passing out of use, as a word: an obsolescent term.
  • obsolete — no longer in general use; fallen into disuse: an obsolete expression.

Antonyms for unfashionable

adj unfashionable

  • a go go — as much as you like; to your heart's content; galore: food and drink à gogo.
  • a go-go — go-go
  • a gogo — as much as one likes; galore
  • all the rage — angry fury; violent anger (sometimes used in combination): a speech full of rage; incidents of road rage.
  • aristocratic — Aristocratic means belonging to or typical of the aristocracy.

adjective unfashionable

  • cool — Something that is cool has a temperature which is low but not very low.
  • elegant — Pleasingly graceful and stylish in appearance or manner.
  • esthetic — Alternative spelling of aesthetic.
  • exclusive — An item or story published or broadcast by only one source.
  • exclusory — Having the power or the function of excluding.

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