Antonyms for in fashion


Grammar : Adj, adv
Spell : fash-uhn
Phonetic Transcription : ˈfæʃ ən


Definition of in fashion

Origin :
  • c.1300, "shape, manner, mode," from Old French façon (12c.) "face, appearance; construction, pattern, design; thing done; beauty; manner, characteristic feature," from Latin factionem (nominative factio) "group of people acting together," literally "a making or doing," from facere "to make" (see factitious).
  • Sense of "prevailing custom" is from late 15c.; that of "style of attire" is from 1520s.
  • To call a fashion wearable is the kiss of death. No new fashion worth its salt is wearable. [Eugenia Sheppard, "New York Herald Tribune," Jan. 13, 1960]
  • Fashion plate (1851) originally was "full-page picture in a popular magazine showing the prevailing or latest style of dress," in reference to the typographic "plate" from which it was printed. Transfered sense of "well-dressed person" had emerged by 1920s.
  • As in smart : adj stylish, fashionable
  • As in spiffy : adj stylish
  • As in stylish : adj fashionable
  • As in up-to-date : adj current
  • As in with it : adj cognizant; stylish
  • As in in vogue : adj in the current style
  • As in synchronic : adj contemporary
  • As in up-to-the-minute : adj contemporary
  • As in contemporary : adj modern
  • As in thus : adv in this manner

Synonyms for in fashion

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