Fashion

Quick meaning: Fashion is a noun meaning (countable) A current (constantly changing) trend, favored for frivolous rather than practical, logical, or intellectual reasons.

Meaning

(countable) A current (constantly changing) trend, favored for frivolous rather than practical, logical, or intellectual reasons.

More Meanings

1. (uncountable) Popular trends, especially in clothing; the industry that designs clothing and sometimes other related items.
2. (countable) A style or manner in which something is done.
3. The make or form of anything; the style, shape, appearance, or mode of structure; pattern, model; workmanship; execution.
4. To make, build or construct, especially in a crude or improvised way.
5. (dated) Polite, fashionable, or genteel life; social position; good breeding.
6. (dated) To make in a standard manner; to work.
7. (dated) To fit, adapt, or accommodate to.

Example Sentences

Check out the latest in fashion.

the innocent diversions in fashion

the fashion of the ark, of a coat, of a house, of an altar, etc.

He had always been interested in fashion, so he decided to take a sewing class.

Word Forms

• fashions
• fascion
• fashioning
• fashioned

Synonyms for fashion

Depending on context, synonyms include forge, style, mode, way, manner.

Related Words

Related dictionary entries include manner, style, way, mode, forge, fad.

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