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| now |
(slang) currently fashionable. [1/11 definitions] |
| out of date |
not modern or fashionable. [1/2 definitions] |
| provincial |
having the unsophisticated characteristics and manners attributed to people living in areas remote from cities; not fashionable. [1/6 definitions] |
| sharp |
fashionable or nicely dressed and groomed. [1/16 definitions] |
| smart |
attractive or fashionable, esp. in dress; chic. [1/11 definitions] |
| smart set |
sophisticated, fashionable people, considered as a group. |
| socialite |
one who is prominent in fashionable social circles. |
| society |
the upper-class or fashionable people generally. [2/7 definitions] |
| soigné |
having elegance; fashionable. [1/2 definitions] |
| style |
a state of being fashionable. [1/9 definitions] |
| swanky |
(informal) elegantly fashionable or smart; swank. [1/2 definitions] |
| swell |
(informal; often pl.) a fashionable, typically wealthy, person. [1/19 definitions] |
| the1 |
used to indicate that something is the most fashionable or distinctive of its kind (spoken with strong emphasis and pronounced the same as the word "thee." Often italicized or in all capitals when appearing in written text). [1/11 definitions] |
| unfashionable |
not fashionable; not of the currently popular style or way of doing things. |
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