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fashion
[fash-uhn]
noun
a prevailing custom or style of dress, etiquette, socializing, etc..
the latest fashion in dresses.
Synonyms: , , ,conventional usage in dress, manners, etc., especially of polite society, or conformity to it.
the dictates of fashion; to be out of fashion.
manner; way; mode.
in a warlike fashion.
the make or form of anything.
He liked the fashion of the simple, sturdy furniture.
Synonyms: , , ,a kind; sort.
All fashions of people make up the world.
Obsolete.workmanship.
Obsolete.act or process of making.
verb (used with object)
to give a particular shape or form to; make.
The cavemen fashioned tools from stones.
Synonyms: , ,to accommodate; adjust; adapt.
doctrines fashioned to the varying hour.
Synonyms: ,Shipbuilding.to bend (a plate) without preheating.
Obsolete.to contrive; manage.
fashion
/ ˈæʃə /
noun
style in clothes, cosmetics, behaviour, etc, esp the latest or most admired style
( as modifier )
a fashion magazine
(modifier) (esp of accessories) designed to be in the current fashion, but not necessarily to last
manner of performance; mode; way
in a striking fashion
( in combination )
crab-fashion
a way of life that revolves around the activities, dress, interests, etc, that are most fashionable
shape, appearance, or form
sort; kind; type
in some manner, but not very well
I mended it, after a fashion
of a low order; of a sort
he is a poet, after a fashion
like; similar to
of high social standing
verb
to give a particular form to
to make suitable or fitting
obsoleteto contrive; manage
Other 51Թ Forms
- fashionless adjective
- antifashion noun
- misfashion noun
- misfashioned adjective
- prefashion verb (used with object)
- prefashioned adjective
- refashion verb (used with object)
- transfashion noun
- unfashioned adjective
- well-fashioned adjective
- ˈڲDzԱ noun
51Թ History and Origins
51Թ History and Origins
Origin of fashion1
Idioms and Phrases
after / in a fashion, in some manner or other or to some extent; in a makeshift, unskillful, or unsatisfactory way.
He's an artist after a fashion.
Synonym Study
Example Sentences
He could not have ended his stellar career in finer fashion, though, watching Paris St-Germain thrash Inter Milan 5-0 to become champions of Europe for the first time.
Ms Badiani-Hamment said she had noticed the fashion industry changing, adding there were "very few designers left in the country handling fur".
He and Spice Girl wife Victoria created Brand Beckham - fusing fame, fashion and football to redefine modern stardom.
Although having netted in underground car parks in Kuala Lumpur and been fascinated by the the size of Jonah Lomu's lunch, perhaps the tournament was approached in a more leisurely fashion.
In typically clinical fashion, they took this early chance as captain Conan peeled off the back of the maul and powered over.
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When To Use
Fashion is a popular style or trend of something, especially clothing. Fashion is also the general conventions of politeness that society conforms to or an attitude or manner. Fashion can also mean to create something. Fashion has several other senses as a noun and a verb.Fashion means a popular trend or a style, especially when it comes to clothing.Real-life examples: Supermodels display the latest fashions of designer clothing on catwalks. Fashion magazines discuss the most popular clothing styles. We often look back with nostalgia (or embarrassment) of popular fashions of clothing, dance, and music of past decades.Used in a sentence: The pop singer only wore clothes that were of the latest fashions. More generally, fashion is used to refer to what society as a whole considers to be acceptable dress, manners, or etiquette. In this sense, something is often said to be “in fashion” or “out of fashion.” In both this and the previous sense, the word fashionable describes something or someone that conforms to popular fashions.Real-life example: The word groovy was once a popular word to mean something was great or excellent. Today, groovy has largely fallen out of fashion. If you use it, you may be considered out of touch with popular slang.Used in a sentence: Ripped jeans came back in fashion after the popular singer started wearing them. Fashion is a manner or attitude. This sense is often written as “in a … fashion.”Used in a sentence: The man walked through the mall in a sloth-like fashion. Fashion also means to create or build something. This sense often implies that you put something together quickly or had to use whatever parts were available.Used in a sentence: The stranded sailor fashioned a fishing rod out of a stick and twine.
Definitions and idiom definitions from Dictionary.com Unabridged, based on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2023
Idioms from The American Heritage® Idioms Dictionary copyright © 2002, 2001, 1995 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company.
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