trend
/tɹɛnd/
Word Rarity
Uncommon
Frequency: Zipf frequency 4.51 in modern English
6
Scrabble Score
5
Letters
1
Syllables
5
Unique Chars
Meaning
noun
An inclination in a particular direction.
noun
A tendency.
noun
An innovation, or a development of innovations.
noun
A general development over distance.
noun
A line drawn on a graph that approximates the trend of a number of disparate points; the shift over time represented by such a curve on a graph.
Example Sentences
- "Her trend is to dump boyfriends when it gets serious."
- "the upward trend of stock-market prices"
- "Nevertheless, it is clear that the global energy demand for air-conditioning will grow substantially as nations become more affluent,[…]. This trend will put additional strain not only on global energy resources but also on the environmental prospects of a warming planet."
- "There is a trend, these days, for people in films not to smoke."
- "Miniskirts were one of the biggest trends of the 1960s."
- "To stay on top of what's happening, a good photographer has to follow the trends by watching what's being done in fashion magazines."
Etymology
Etymology tree Proto-West Germanic *trandijan Old English trendan Middle English trenden English trend From Middle English trenden (“to roll about, turn, revolve”), from Old English trendan (“to roll about, turn, revolve”), from Proto-West Germanic *trandijan (“to turn, roll, revolve”), apparently derived from a strong verb Proto-West Germanic *trindan. Cognate with Dutch trent (“circumference”). Akin to Old English trinde (“ball”), Old English tryndel (“circle, ring”). More at trindle, trundle.
Origin
Word Breakdown
- Root: trenden, trendan, *trandijan, *trindan
Usage
- American usage
- Slang
- Intransitive verb
- Transitive verb
- Informal
- British usage
- Dated
- Uncountable