fash·ion·able
ˈfa-shə-nə-bəl 
ˈfash-nə-bəl
1
: conforming to the custom, fashion, or established mode
2
: of or relating to the world of fashion
: a fashionable person
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Adjective
It isn't fashionable to express such an opinion these days.
fashionable people who know all the right restaurants
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Stephanie Sporn, Vogue, 21 Mar. 2026
Marty Supreme star and presenter Gwyneth Paltrow looked fresh and fashionable in a custom Giorgio Armani Privé ivory silk strapless gown featuring dramatic cut-out sides that revealed nude tulle trousers accented by subtle crystal embellishment.
—Kevin Huynh, InStyle, 16 Mar. 2026
Phil Hay, New York Times, 5 Mar. 2026
America tends to fixate on youth — the fashionable, the future.
—Tom Sietsema, Washington Post, 17 Jan. 2026
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Adjective
The final space in the show considers Gnoli’s preoccupation with clothing, in part a product of his costume-design background and exposure to his first wife’s fashionable friends.
—Stephanie Sporn, Vogue, 21 Mar. 2026
Marty Supreme star and presenter Gwyneth Paltrow looked fresh and fashionable in a custom Giorgio Armani Privé ivory silk strapless gown featuring dramatic cut-out sides that revealed nude tulle trousers accented by subtle crystal embellishment.
—Kevin Huynh, InStyle, 16 Mar. 2026
Noun
There are positive aspects to them still — the impact of Antoine Semenyo (up to seven goals in 12 appearances since signing from Bournemouth in January) might make the winter window fashionable again — and they were done over by an ingenious finish from Morgan Gibbs-White, above.
—Phil Hay, New York Times, 5 Mar. 2026
America tends to fixate on youth — the fashionable, the future.
—Tom Sietsema, Washington Post, 17 Jan. 2026
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“Fashionable.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/fashionable. Accessed 27 Mar. 2026.
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