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fash·ion (f sh n)n.1. The prevailing style or custom, as in dress or behavior: out of fashion. 2. Something, such as a garment, that is in the current mode: a swimsuit that is the latest fashion. 3. The style characteristic of the social elite: a man of fashion. 4. a. Manner or mode; way: Set the table in this fashion. b. A personal, often idiosyncratic manner: played the violin in his own curious fashion. 5. Kind or variety; sort: people of all fashions. 6. Shape or form; configuration. tr.v. fash·ioned, fash·ion·ing, fash·ions 1. To give shape or form to; make: fashioned a table from a redwood burl. 2. To train or influence into a particular state or character. 3. To adapt, as to a purpose or an occasion; accommodate. 4. Obsolete To contrive. Idiom: after/in a fashion In some way or other, especially to a limited extent: She sings after a fashion.
[Middle English facioun, from Old French façon, appearance, manner, from Latin facti , facti n-, a making, from factus, past participle of facere, to make, do; see dh - in Indo-European roots.]
fash ion·er n. Synonyms: fashion, style, mode, vogue These nouns refer to a prevailing or preferred manner of dress, adornment, behavior, or way of life at a given time. Fashion, the broadest term, usually refers to what accords with conventions adopted by polite society or by any culture or subculture: a time when long hair was the fashion. Style is sometimes used interchangeably with fashion, but like mode often stresses adherence to standards of elegance: traveling in style; miniskirts that were the mode in the late sixties. Vogue is applied to fashion that prevails widely and often suggests enthusiastic but short-lived acceptance: a video game that was in vogue a few years ago. See Also Synonyms at method. |
fashion Noun 1. style in clothes, hairstyles, behaviour, etc., that is popular at a particular time 2. the way that something happens or is done: conversing in a very animated fashion 3. after a fashion in some way, but not very well: he apologized, after a fashion, for his haste Verb to form, make, or shape: he had fashioned a crude musical instrument [Latin facere to make] Fashion fashionable people; the fashionable world, 1807; the current styles of clothing.
ThesaurusLegend: Synonyms Related Words Antonyms | Noun | 1. | fashion - how something is done or how it happens; "her dignified manner"; "his rapid manner of talking"; "their nomadic mode of existence"; "in the characteristic New York style"; "a lonely way of life"; "in an abrasive fashion"property - a basic or essential attribute shared by all members of a class; "a study of the physical properties of atomic particles" artistic style, idiom - the style of a particular artist or school or movement; "an imaginative orchestral idiom" drape - the manner in which fabric hangs or falls; "she adjusted the drape of her skirt" fit - the manner in which something fits; "I admired the fit of her coat" form - a particular mode in which something is manifested; "his resentment took the form of extreme hostility" setup - the way something is organized or arranged; "it takes time to learn the setup around here" signature, touch - a distinguishing style; "this room needs a woman's touch" wise - a way of doing or being; "in no wise"; "in this wise" response - the manner in which an electrical or mechanical device responds to an input signal or a range of input signals | | 2. | fashion - characteristic or habitual practicepractice, pattern - a customary way of operation or behavior; "it is their practice to give annual raises"; "they changed their dietary pattern" | | 3. | fashion - the latest and most admired style in clothes and cosmetics and behaviorvogue, style, trend - the popular taste at a given time; "leather is the latest vogue"; "he followed current trends"; "the 1920s had a style of their own" cut - the style in which a garment is cut; "a dress of traditional cut" fad, furor, furore, craze, cult, rage - an interest followed with exaggerated zeal; "he always follows the latest fads"; "it was all the rage that season" retro - a fashion reminiscent of the past tailor, cut - style and tailor in a certain fashion; "cut a dress" style - make consistent with a certain fashion or style; "Style my hair"; "style the dress" come in - come into fashion; become fashionable go out - go out of fashion; become unfashionable | | 4. | fashion - consumer goods (especially clothing) in the current modeconsumer goods - goods (as food or clothing) intended for direct use or consumption | | Verb | 1. | fashion - make out of components (often in an improvising manner); "She fashioned a tent out of a sheet and a few sticks"make - make by shaping or bringing together constituents; "make a dress"; "make a cake"; "make a wall of stones" tie - make by tying pieces together; "The fishermen tied their flies" craft - make by hand and with much skill; "The artisan crafted a complicated tool" tailor-make, sew, tailor - create (clothes) with cloth; "Can the seamstress sew me a suit by next week?" |
fashion noun 1. style, look, trend, rage, custom, convention, mode, vogue, usage, craze, fad, latest style, prevailing taste, latest verb 3. make, shape, cast, construct, work, form, create, design, manufacture, forge, mould, contrive, fabricate verb 4. fit, adapt, tailor, suit, adjust, accommodate after a fashion to some extent, somehow, in a way, moderately, to a certain extent, to a degree, somehow or other, in a manner of speaking
Translations fashion [ˈfæʃən] n → moda (= manner); maneravt → formar; after a fashion [ finish, manage etc] → en cierto modo
fashion [ˈfæʃən] n → mode f (= manner); façon f, manière fin the Greek fashion → à la grecque;
fashion [ˈfæʃən] n → Mode f; vt → formen; out of fashion → unmodern; in the Greek fashion → im griechischen Stil
fashion [ˈfæʃən] n → moda (= manner); maniera, modoafter a fashion [ finish, manage etc] → così così; in the Greek fashion → alla greca
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