modishness

Being in vogue

Modishness is the quality of being fashionable or stylish in a conspicuously current way.

The word carries a faint suggestion of trendiness over timelessness—following what's in vogue rather than what endures: The modishness of the décor will date it within a decade.

fashion

chic

Tasteful, current flair

elegance · tailoring · boutique · luxury · sartorial · attire · ensemble · silhouette · couture · vogue

trendiness

hip

Fashionable or pelvic joint

  • coolCalm or fashionable
  • trendyCurrently in vogue
  • inDenoting enclosure or inclusion

current · zeitgeist · trendsetting · faddish · voguish · newfangled · fresh · up-to-the-minute · happening · now

contemporary

cutting-edge

At innovation's forefront

state-of-the-art · futuristic · advanced · neoteric · forward-thinking · newness · novelty · freshness · up-to-date · present-day

refinement

sophistication

Cultured elegance and complexity

flair · finesse · taste · classiness · refinement · grace · suaveness · urbanity · cosmopolitanism · cultivation

Opposites
fashionability

modishnessdowdiness

Unfashionable, dull appearance

frumpiness · old-fashionedness · datedness · stodginess · fustiness

temporal style orientation

modishnesstimelessness

Freedom from temporal decay

classicism · traditionalism · agelessness · permanence · conventionality

aesthetic quality

modishnesstackiness

Sticky or vulgar quality

tawdriness · garishness · gaudiness · cheapness · tastelessness

Family

modern, mode, modernize, modish, modes, modernized, ultramodern, modernist, modernism

Familiarity
Top 1,000,000
Profile
Used worldwide · Timeless · Abstract · Everyday, not technical · Rated G