Words / B2

FASHUN-uh-bl/ˈfæʃnəbl/

Fashionable means popular in style at a particular time: fashionable clothes; a fashionable area. Fashion is the noun (already in the dictionary); stylish is a close twin; trendy is informal. Calling a look fashionable is not analysis; date the season and name the source. Mix-up: fashionable vs old-fashioned (already in the dictionary); passion; do not write fashionable for a uniform that is only required, not chosen for style.

Meaning

Popular in style at a particular time.

Examples

• “Calling a look fashionable is not analysis; date the season and name the source.”
• “Calling a look fashionable is not analysis; date the season and name the source, the media paper said.”
• “A fashionable district featured in the census case, which is the area sense — still quote the % change if given.”

Good to know

fashionable clothes / area / idea; in fashionable + noun. Noun: fashion (already in A2). Close: stylish / trendy. Trap: old-fashioned / a required uniform. Media, geography, and citizenship. In style at a time — date it.

Near in meaning

stylish, trendy, in vogue

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