Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

fashionable

/ˈfæʃənəbl̩/

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: 3.65 in modern English

Syllables: fash-ion-able
IPA: /ˈfæʃənəbl̩/

19

Scrabble Score

11

Letters

4

Syllables

10

Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Characteristic of or influenced by a current popular trend or style; in fashion; in vogue.

adj

Established or favoured by custom or use; current; prevailing at a particular time.

adj

genteel; well-bred

Archaic

noun

A fashionable person; a fop.

Example Sentences

"a fashionable dress"
"a fashionable man"
"the fashionable philosophy"
"fashionable opinions"
"fashionable society"
"For time is like a faſhionable Hoſte / That ſlightly ſhakes his parting Gueſt by th'hand;"

Etymology

Etymology tree English fashion Proto-Indo-European *-dʰlom Proto-Italic *-ðlom Proto-Italic *-ðlis Latin -bilis Latin -ābilis Old French -ablebor. Middle English -able English -able English fashionable From fashion + -able.

Usage

Archaic

Inflected Forms

more fashionable (comparative) most fashionable (superlative) fashionables (plural)

Derived Forms

antifashionable fashionability fashionableness fashionably infashionable nonfashionable prefashionable superfashionable ultrafashionable unfashionable

Phrases

fashionable lateness

Frequently Paired Words

dandy foppish

Synonyms

styleworthy barbermonger beau blade blood buck carpet knight cockscomb dandy dike dood dude

Antonyms

basic cheugy cringe cringey cringeworthy dated démodé elderly fossilized inelegant last year normie

Rhymes With

unfashionable

Questions

How do you pronounce fashionable?: The recorded pronunciation is /ˈfæʃənəbl̩/.
What does fashionable mean?: Characteristic of or influenced by a current popular trend or style; in fashion; in vogue.
Where does fashionable come from?: Etymology tree English fashion Proto-Indo-European *-dʰlom Proto-Italic *-ðlom Proto-Italic *-ðlis Latin -bilis Latin -ābilis Old French -ablebor. Middle English -able English -able English fashionable From fashion + -able.

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