Transcription
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- US Pronunciation
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- [fash-uh n]
- /wɛl ˈfæʃ.ən/
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- US Pronunciation
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- [fash-uh n]
- /wɛl ˈfæʃ.ən/
Definitions of well-fashioned word
- noun well-fashioned a prevailing custom or style of dress, etiquette, socializing, etc.: the latest fashion in dresses. 1
- noun well-fashioned 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 well-fashioned manner; way; mode: in a warlike fashion. 1
- noun well-fashioned the make or form of anything: He liked the fashion of the simple, sturdy furniture. 1
- noun well-fashioned a kind; sort: All fashions of people make up the world. 1
- noun well-fashioned Obsolete. workmanship. 1
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Origin of well-fashioned
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 Well-fashioned
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
well-fashioned 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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