modishadj.n.

Brit.

/ˈməʊdɪʃ/, U.S.

/ˈmoʊdɪʃ/,

/ˈmɑdɪʃ/

Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: mode n., -ish suffix¹.

Etymology: < mode n. (compare branch II. s.v.) + -ish suffix¹. Compare German modisch (first half of the 17th cent.).

A. adj.

a. Of a person: attentive to or following the mode or latest fashion or style. (Sometimes with disparaging implication.)

ΘΚΠ

the mind > attention and judgement > fashionableness > [adjective] > fashion-conscious or following fashion

fashion-monging1600

fashionable1609

fashionly1613

modish1652

mody1701

knowing1768

fadding1864

downtown1914

cool1918

fashion-conscious1951

switched-on1964

trendoid1979

fresh1984

kewl1990

1652 E. Benlowes Theophila xi. viii. 194 But thou art modish, and canst vapour, drink, & swear.

1664 S. Pepys Diary 26 Aug. (1971) V. 255 Mr. Pen, Sir Williams son, is come back from France and came to visit her—a most modish person, grown, she says, a fine gentleman.

1712 J. Addison Spectator No. 399. ¶1 The modish Hypocrite endeavours to appear more Vicious than he really is, the other kind of Hypocrite more Virtuous.

1725 R. Wodrow Corr. (1843) III. 188 All our modish writers.

1801 M. Edgeworth Belinda III. xxviii. 229 A very pretty, modish, affected young lady.

1885 A. M. Clerke Pop. Hist. Astron. 14 The most brilliant and modish society in England was at that time to be met at Bath.

1921 L. Strachey Queen Victoria vi. 199 Eugénie, cool and modish, floated in an infinitude of flounces by her side.

1967 ‘La Meri’ Spanish Dancing (ed. 2) ix. 112 The modish woman thrusts abdomen, shoulders, and head forward.

1993 N.Y. Times Bk. Rev. 18 Apr. 7/1 The change was captured in the image of the New Woman—young, modish, thriving on her new freedom, unconventional and apolitical.

b. Of a thing (material or immaterial): conforming to or in accordance with the mode or prevailing fashion, in fashion; desired or sought after by fashionable people.

ΘΚΠ

the mind > attention and judgement > fashionableness > [adjective]

in (also into) request?1574

bonfacion1584

fashional?1607

of request1613

fashionablea1627

à la mode1642

all the mode1651

modish1661

in mode1664

timeish1676

of vogue1678

voguea1695

mody1701

alamodic1753

much the mode1767

tonish1778

go1784

stylish1800

bang-up1810

tippy1810

varmint1823

up to the knocker1844

gyvera1866

OK1869

fly1879

swagger1879

doggy1885

faddy1885

fantoosh1920

voguish1927

voguey1928

à la page1930

go1937

hard1938

hip1939

down1952

swinging1958

a-go-go1960

way-in1960

yé-yé1960

trendy1962

with-it1962

go-go1963

happening1965

mod1965

funky1967

together1968

fash1977

cred1987

1661 H. More Let. 14 Apr. in Conway Lett. (1992) iv. 185 A man may with more applause and acceptance destroy a friend..then omitt an ordinary punctilio of mere modish civility.

1663 S. Pepys Diary 21 Oct. (1971) IV. 343 A good velvet cloak..and other things modish.

1672 W. Wycherley Love in Wood iv. ii Besides, they say he has the modish distemper.

1706 J. Evelyn Silva (ed. 4) ii. iv. 158 The Swedish Juniper (now so frequent in our modish Gardens).

1727 D. Defoe Compl. Eng. Tradesman II. ii. Introd. 6 Houses built twenty or thirty years ago, are now old fashion'd, and must be pull'd down, to build more modish Apartments.

1743 W. Ellis London & Country Brewer (ed. 2) II. 112 I believe the greatest Evil is on the Side of this destructive modish extraordinary Incorporation of the Yeast with the Beer.

1810 S. Green Reformist I. 220 Her modish effrontery was evidently constrained by habitual puritanism.

1849 H. Melville Redburn xxxv. 221 The Dutch galliot..which, seen lying among crowds of tight Yankee traders, and pert French brigantines, always reminded me of a cocked hat among modish beavers.

1894 Daily News 9 Feb. 3/1 Till then [sc. Easter], no one is supposed to wish for modish raiment.

1938 E. Waugh Scoop i. i. 3 He kept his name sweet in intellectual circles with unprofitable but modish works on history and travel.

1970 Sci. Jrnl. Apr. 82/2 The photograph of the Moon walk on the dust jacket seems an unnecessarily modish gimmick.

1992 Gourmet Sept. 48/3 Lately it has become very modish to drink red wine with grilled fish.

†2. Relating to mode in the metaphysical sense (see mode n. 6a). Obsolete.Apparently an isolated use.

ΚΠ

1697 J. Sergeant Solid Philos. 102 Whence the Notions signify'd by such Words are..Modish (as we may term it) or expressing some Manner [How] the Thing is.

B. n.

1. With plural agreement. With the. Modish people as a class. rare.

ΚΠ

1675 E. Phillips Theatrum Poetarum (new ed.) Pref. **3 For Cloths I leave them to the discretion of the Modish.

1902 Westm. Gaz. 16 Jan. 3/1 One still sees the modish clutching their skirts when they walk abroad.

2. With the: that which is modish or fashionable.

ΚΠ

1877 Punch 3 Feb. 47/2 To paint pretty-pretty, to compose namby-pamby, and perpetuate the modish and monstrous.

1974 Broadcast 2 Dec. 16/1 The BBC..has often failed to distinguish between the modish and the modern.

1983 C. Thubron Among Russians (1985) ii. 42 In the fascination of young Russians for Western things, jeans are the ne plus ultra of the modish, cult and modern.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2002; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	modish
释义	modishadj.n. Brit. /ˈməʊdɪʃ/, U.S. /ˈmoʊdɪʃ/, /ˈmɑdɪʃ/ Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: mode n., -ish suffix¹. Etymology: < mode n. (compare branch II. s.v.) + -ish suffix¹. Compare German modisch (first half of the 17th cent.). A. adj. 1. a. Of a person: attentive to or following the mode or latest fashion or style. (Sometimes with disparaging implication.) ΘΚΠ the mind > attention and judgement > fashionableness > [adjective] > fashion-conscious or following fashion fashion-monging1600 fashionable1609 fashionly1613 modish1652 mody1701 knowing1768 fadding1864 downtown1914 cool1918 fashion-conscious1951 switched-on1964 trendoid1979 fresh1984 kewl1990 1652 E. Benlowes Theophila xi. viii. 194 But thou art modish, and canst vapour, drink, & swear. 1664 S. Pepys Diary 26 Aug. (1971) V. 255 Mr. Pen, Sir Williams son, is come back from France and came to visit her—a most modish person, grown, she says, a fine gentleman. 1712 J. Addison Spectator No. 399. ¶1 The modish Hypocrite endeavours to appear more Vicious than he really is, the other kind of Hypocrite more Virtuous. 1725 R. Wodrow Corr. (1843) III. 188 All our modish writers. 1801 M. Edgeworth Belinda III. xxviii. 229 A very pretty, modish, affected young lady. 1885 A. M. Clerke Pop. Hist. Astron. 14 The most brilliant and modish society in England was at that time to be met at Bath. 1921 L. Strachey Queen Victoria vi. 199 Eugénie, cool and modish, floated in an infinitude of flounces by her side. 1967 ‘La Meri’ Spanish Dancing (ed. 2) ix. 112 The modish woman thrusts abdomen, shoulders, and head forward. 1993 N.Y. Times Bk. Rev. 18 Apr. 7/1 The change was captured in the image of the New Woman—young, modish, thriving on her new freedom, unconventional and apolitical. b. Of a thing (material or immaterial): conforming to or in accordance with the mode or prevailing fashion, in fashion; desired or sought after by fashionable people. ΘΚΠ the mind > attention and judgement > fashionableness > [adjective] in (also into) request?1574 bonfacion1584 fashional?1607 of request1613 fashionablea1627 à la mode1642 all the mode1651 modish1661 in mode1664 timeish1676 of vogue1678 voguea1695 mody1701 alamodic1753 much the mode1767 tonish1778 go1784 stylish1800 bang-up1810 tippy1810 varmint1823 up to the knocker1844 gyvera1866 OK1869 fly1879 swagger1879 doggy1885 faddy1885 fantoosh1920 voguish1927 voguey1928 à la page1930 go1937 hard1938 hip1939 down1952 swinging1958 a-go-go1960 way-in1960 yé-yé1960 trendy1962 with-it1962 go-go1963 happening1965 mod1965 funky1967 together1968 fash1977 cred1987 1661 H. More Let. 14 Apr. in Conway Lett. (1992) iv. 185 A man may with more applause and acceptance destroy a friend..then omitt an ordinary punctilio of mere modish civility. 1663 S. Pepys Diary 21 Oct. (1971) IV. 343 A good velvet cloak..and other things modish. 1672 W. Wycherley Love in Wood iv. ii Besides, they say he has the modish distemper. 1706 J. Evelyn Silva (ed. 4) ii. iv. 158 The Swedish Juniper (now so frequent in our modish Gardens). 1727 D. Defoe Compl. Eng. Tradesman II. ii. Introd. 6 Houses built twenty or thirty years ago, are now old fashion'd, and must be pull'd down, to build more modish Apartments. 1743 W. Ellis London & Country Brewer (ed. 2) II. 112 I believe the greatest Evil is on the Side of this destructive modish extraordinary Incorporation of the Yeast with the Beer. 1810 S. Green Reformist I. 220 Her modish effrontery was evidently constrained by habitual puritanism. 1849 H. Melville Redburn xxxv. 221 The Dutch galliot..which, seen lying among crowds of tight Yankee traders, and pert French brigantines, always reminded me of a cocked hat among modish beavers. 1894 Daily News 9 Feb. 3/1 Till then [sc. Easter], no one is supposed to wish for modish raiment. 1938 E. Waugh Scoop i. i. 3 He kept his name sweet in intellectual circles with unprofitable but modish works on history and travel. 1970 Sci. Jrnl. Apr. 82/2 The photograph of the Moon walk on the dust jacket seems an unnecessarily modish gimmick. 1992 Gourmet Sept. 48/3 Lately it has become very modish to drink red wine with grilled fish. †2. Relating to mode in the metaphysical sense (see mode n. 6a). Obsolete.Apparently an isolated use. ΚΠ 1697 J. Sergeant Solid Philos. 102 Whence the Notions signify'd by such Words are..Modish (as we may term it) or expressing some Manner [How] the Thing is. B. n. 1. With plural agreement. With the. Modish people as a class. rare. ΚΠ 1675 E. Phillips Theatrum Poetarum (new ed.) Pref. *3 For Cloths I leave them to the discretion of the Modish. 1902 Westm. Gaz.* 16 Jan. 3/1 One still sees the modish clutching their skirts when they walk abroad. 2. With the: that which is modish or fashionable. ΚΠ 1877 Punch 3 Feb. 47/2 To paint pretty-pretty, to compose namby-pamby, and perpetuate the modish and monstrous. 1974 Broadcast 2 Dec. 16/1 The BBC..has often failed to distinguish between the modish and the modern. 1983 C. Thubron Among Russians (1985) ii. 42 In the fascination of young Russians for Western things, jeans are the ne plus ultra of the modish, cult and modern. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2002; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < adj.n.1652
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