Word forms: plural, 3rd person singular presenttense fashions, present participle fashioning, past tense, past participle fashioned
1. uncountable noun
Fashion is the area of activity that involves styles of clothing and appearance.
There are 20 full-colour pages of fashion for men.
The fashion world does not mind what the real world thinks.
2. countable noun
A fashion is a style of clothing or a way of behaving that is popular at a particular time.
In the early seventies I wore false eyelashes, as was the fashion.
Queen Mary started the fashion for blue and white china in England. [+ for]
He stayed at the top through all changes and fashions in pop music. [+ in]
Synonyms: style, look, trend, rage More Synonyms of fashion
3. singular noun
If you do something in a particular fashion or after a particular fashion, you do it in that way.
There is another drug called DHE that works in a similar fashion.
It is happening in this fashion because of the obstinacy of one woman.
4. See also parrot-fashion
5. verb
If you fashion an object or a work of art, you make it.
[formal]
Stone Age settlers fashioned necklaces from sheep's teeth. [VERB noun]
6. See also old-fashioned
7.
See after a fashion
8.
See in/out of fashion
More Synonyms of fashion
fashion in British English
(ˈfæʃən)
noun
1.
a.
style in clothes, cosmetics, behaviour, etc, esp the latest or most admired style
b.
(as modifier)
a fashion magazine
2. (modifier)
(esp of accessories) designed to be in the current fashion, but not necessarily to last
3.
a.
manner of performance; mode; way
in a striking fashion
b.
(in combination)
crab-fashion
4.
a way of life that revolves around the activities, dress, interests, etc, that are most fashionable
5.
shape, appearance, or form
6.
sort; kind; type
7. after a fashion
8. after the fashion of
9. of fashion
verb(transitive)
10.
to give a particular form to
11.
to make suitable or fitting
12. obsolete
to contrive; manage
Derived forms
fashioner (ˈfashioner)
noun
Word origin
C13 facioun form, manner, from Old French faceon, from Latin factiō a making, from facere to make
fashion in American English
(ˈfæʃən)
noun
1.
the make, form, or shape of a thing
2. Rare
kind; sort
3.
the way in which something is made or done; manner
4.
the current style or mode of dress, speech, conduct, etc.
5.
something, esp. a garment, in the current style
6.
fashionable people as a group
a man of fashion
verb transitive
7.
to make in a certain way; give a certain form to; shape; mold
8.
to fit; accommodate (to)
music fashioned to our taste
9. Obsolete
to think up; contrive
SIMILAR WORDS: make
Idioms:
after a fashion
SYNONYMY NOTE: fashion is the prevailing custom in dress, manners, speech, etc. of a particular place ortime, esp. as established by the dominant section of society or the leaders in thefields of art, literature, etc.; , style, often a close synonym for , fashion, in discriminating use suggests a distinctive fashion, esp. the way of dressing,living, etc. that distinguishes persons with money and taste; , mode, the French word expressing this idea, suggests the height of fashion in dress, behavior,etc. at any particular time; , vogue stresses the general acceptance or great popularity of a certain fashion; , fad stresses the impulsive enthusiasm with which a fashion is taken up for a short time;, rage, craze both stress an intense, sometimes irrational enthusiasm for a passing fashion
Derived forms
fashioner (ˈfashioner)
noun
Word origin
ME fasoun < OFr faceon < L factio, a making: see faction1
More idioms containing
fashion
after a fashion
learn something parrot fashion
Examples of 'fashion' in a sentence
fashion
So his shoes show only his fashion taste.
The Sun (2017)
So why is the back three back in fashion?
Times, Sunday Times (2016)
She goes on to cite her mum as one of her fashion icons.
Times, Sunday Times (2016)
High fashion excluded the masses and enabled its wearers to lord it over the regular folk.
Times, Sunday Times (2016)
So who is the youngster taking the fashion world by storm?
The Sun (2017)
If anyone is still asking if fashion illustration is art, here is their answer.
Times, Sunday Times (2016)
The idea for a high-tech fashion brand was formed.
Times, Sunday Times (2016)
If you had to make one for a particular fashion house, what would it be like?
Times, Sunday Times (2016)
By giving something back, fashion companies do more than say thanks.
Times, Sunday Times (2016)
That could well be his recognition of the fact that, one day, she will be the most powerful woman in fashion.
Times, Sunday Times (2016)
Milan though will always be synonymous with style and fashion.
Times, Sunday Times (2009)
You can always spot a fashion woman.
Times, Sunday Times (2013)
Why not treat fashion as an art?
Times, Sunday Times (2006)
Yet art and fashion form a natural alliance that extends beyond mere money.
Times, Sunday Times (2014)
The real problem is that it is not a successful museum show about fashion and celebrity.
Times, Sunday Times (2007)
They also keep clobber in case it comes back in fashion.
The Sun (2014)
What is your one piece of fashion or beauty advice?
Times, Sunday Times (2008)
Then he had a moment of clarity and saw a new way to do high fashion.
Times, Sunday Times (2016)
Luck builds for fashion and music projects.
The Sun (2016)
What about fashioning something out of porridge?
Times, Sunday Times (2008)
Most certainly it was not the most democratic way to fashion a governing class.
Peregrine Worsthorne IN DEFENCE OF ARISTOCRACY (2004)
It was a style that perfectly balanced the fashion of the time.
Times, Sunday Times (2015)
There is no denying both women are fashion icons.
The Sun (2011)
We have dropped away dramatically in a similar fashion to last season.
Times, Sunday Times (2013)
Can you tell the difference between clothes and fashion?
Times, Sunday Times (2009)
Fashion is a form of cultural dialogue.
Times, Sunday Times (2010)
THERE'S only one fashion tribe to be in this season.
The Sun (2009)
She was so nervous on her first day at the fashion house that she wore a prim grey school skirt.
Times, Sunday Times (2006)
Russian clients are highly visible at the world 's leading fashion shows.
Times, Sunday Times (2013)
My mum was extremely glamorous, beautiful and very into style and fashion.
The Sun (2013)
It would hardly be a fashion show if there weren't a few howlers.
Times, Sunday Times (2015)
I became that woman through fashion.
Times, Sunday Times (2009)
Her efforts at the flourishing fashion house in which she is a partner keep them all in comfort, but at what personal price?
Times, Sunday Times (2013)
Quotations
It is only the modern that ever becomes old-fashionedOscar Wilde
Only the minute and the future are interesting in fashion - it exists to be destroyedKarl Lagerfeld
Fashion is made to become unfashionableCoco Chanel
In other languages
fashion
British English: fashion /ˈfæʃən/ NOUN
Fashion is the area of activity that involves styles of clothing and appearance.
...20 full-colour pages of fashion for men.
American English: fashion
Arabic: مُوضَة نمط
Brazilian Portuguese: moda
Chinese: 时尚
Croatian: moda
Czech: móda
Danish: mode
Dutch: mode
European Spanish: moda
Finnish: muoti
French: mode
German: Mode
Greek: μόδα
Italian: moda
Japanese: 流行
Korean: 유행
Norwegian: mote
Polish: moda
European Portuguese: moda
Romanian: modă
Russian: мода
Latin American Spanish: moda
Swedish: mode
Thai: แฟชั่น
Turkish: moda
Ukrainian: мода
Vietnamese: thời trang
All related terms of 'fashion'
of fashion
of high social standing
doggy fashion
a sexual position whereby one participant is on all fours and is penetrated from behind
fashion house
an establishment in which fashionable clothes are designed, made, and sold
fashion icon
a person or thing that is very well known as being highly fashionable
fashion model
a model who wears clothes to display them to prospective buyers ; a mannequin
fashion plate
an illustration of the latest fashion in dress
fashion sense
a sense of style
fashion shoot
an event at which photographs are taken of people wearing fashionable clothes
fashion show
a show in which models display clothes to prospective buyers
fashion trend
To set a trend means to do something that becomes accepted or fashionable , and that a lot of other people copy .
fast fashion
the reproduction of highly fashionable clothes at high speed and low cost
high fashion
of or relating to high fashion
Bristol fashion
clean and neat , with newly painted and scrubbed surfaces, brass polished, etc
fashion capital
If a place is the capital of a particular industry or activity, it is the place that is most famous for it, because it happens in that place more than anywhere else.
fashion design
the activity of designing fashionable clothes
fashion editor
an editor in charge of the fashion content of a newspaper or magazine
fashion-forward
relating to, anticipating , or reflecting the most up-to-date fashion trends
fashion parade
a parade of models displaying clothes to prospective buyers
fashion victim
A fashion victim is someone who thinks that being fashionable is more important than looking nice , and as a result often wears very fashionable clothes that do not suit them or that make them look silly .
parrot-fashion
If you learn or repeat something parrot-fashion , you do it accurately but without really understanding what it means.
fashion business
the business dealing with style in clothes, cosmetics , behaviour, etc, esp the latest or most admired style
fashion-conscious
interested in, and wanting to wear, fashionable clothes
fashion designer
a designer of fashionable clothes
fashion disaster
If you refer to something as a disaster , you are emphasizing that you think it is extremely bad or unacceptable .
fashion industry
the industry that deals with the world of fashion
fashion magazine
a magazine that specializes in fashion
fashion statement
If you describe an action or thing as a statement , you mean that it clearly expresses a particular opinion or idea that you have.
after a fashion
If you say that something was done after a fashion , you mean that it was done, but not very well.
in/out of fashion
If something is in fashion , it is popular and approved of at a particular time. If it is out of fashion , it is not popular or approved of.
after the fashion of
like ; similar to
learn something parrot fashion
to learn something by repeating it many times, without really understanding what it means
shipshape and Bristol fashion
in good order; efficiently arranged
Chinese translation of 'fashion'
fashion
(ˈfæʃən)
n
(u/s) (= trend) (in clothes, thought, behaviour) 流行的式样(樣) (liúxíng de shìyàng)
(c) (= clothes) 时(時)装(裝) (shízhuāng) (件, jiàn)
(s) (= manner) 方式 (fāngshì) (种(種), zhǒng)
vt
(frm, = make) 制(製)作 (zhìzuò)
in fashion流行 (liúxíng)
to be/go out of fashion过(過)时(時) (guòshí)
after a fashion[finish, manage]勉强(強)算是 (miǎnqiǎng suàn shì)
All related terms of 'fashion'
in fashion
流行 liúxíng
after a fashion
( finish, manage ) 勉强(強)算是 miǎnqiǎng suàn shì
news/fashion desk
( department ) 新闻(聞)/时(時)装(裝)部 xīnwén/shízhuāng bù
to come into fashion
开(開)始流行 kāishǐ liúxíng
to be/go out of fashion
过(過)时(時) guòshí
to come back into fashion
重新又流行起来(來) chóngxīn yòu liúxíng qǐlái
it is the height of fashion/good taste
那是最时(時)髦/最有品位的 nà shì zuì shímáo/zuì yǒu pǐnwèi de
1 (noun)
She longed for a career in fashion.
Synonyms
clothes
fashion business
clothes industry
2 (noun)
Definition
style in clothes, hairstyles, behaviour, etc., that is popular at a particular time
I used to wear bell-bottoms, as was the fashion.
Synonyms
style
look
They've opted for a rustic look in the kitchen.
trend
The record may well start a trend.
rage
the latest technological rage
custom
The custom of lighting the Olympic flame goes back centuries.
convention
a social convention
mode
Their designs were exterminated by the mode for uncluttered space.
vogue
the new vogue for herbal medicines
usage
a fruitful convergence with past usage and custom
craze
a magazine article about the latest fitness craze
fad
He does not believe that environmental concern is a passing fad.
latest style
prevailing taste
latest
3 (noun)
Definition
the way that something happens or is done
We must go about this in an organized fashion.
Synonyms
method
new teaching methods
way
He had a strange way of talking.
style
Our children's different learning styles created many problems.
approach
We will be exploring different approaches to information-gathering.
manner
The manner in which young children are spoken to depends on who is present.
mode
the capitalist mode of production
4 (noun)
Synonyms
sort
What sort of person is he?
kind
Donations came in from all kinds of people.
type
There are various types of the disease.
stamp
Monty is a man of a very different stamp.
description
Events of this description occurred daily.
5 (noun)
Synonyms
form
Valleys often take the form of deep canyons.
make
What make of car did he rent?
line
a dress that follows the line of the body
cut
The cut of her clothes made her look slimmer and taller.
figure
A figure appeared in the doorway.
model
To keep the cost down, opt for a basic model.
shape
the shapes of the trees against the sky
pattern
appearance
He had the appearance of a college student.
stamp
mould
At first sight, he is not cast in the leading man mould.
guise (archaic)
He claimed the Devil had appeared to him in the guise of a goat.
configuration
The flow of water follows the configuration of the rock strata.
6 (noun)
Synonyms
fashionable society
jet set
high society
beau monde
1 (verb)
Definition
to form, make, or shape
The desk was fashioned out of oak.
Synonyms
make
They now make cars at two plants in Europe.
shape
Like it or not, our families shape our lives.
cast
This statue of Neptune is cast in bronze.
construct
The boxes should be constructed from rough-sawn timber.
work
Work the dough with your hands until it is very smooth.
form
The bowl was formed out of clay.
create
He's creating a whole new language of painting.
design
We may be able to design a course to suit your particular needs.
manufacture
The first three models are being manufactured at our factory in Manchester.
forge
They agreed to forge closer economic ties.
mould
We moulded a statue out of mud.
contrive
The oil companies were accused of contriving a shortage of gasoline to justify price increases.
fabricate
All the tools are fabricated from high-quality steel.
2 (verb)
A hat fashioned to flatter the face.
Synonyms
fit
She was having her wedding dress fitted.
adapt
Shelves were built to adapt the library for use as an office.
tailor
scripts tailored to American comedy audiences
suit
‘I'm off.’ He suited the action to the word and left.
adjust
I felt I had adjusted to the idea of being a mother very well.
accommodate
She walked slowly to accommodate herself to his pace.
idiom
See after a fashion
phrases
See in fashion
See out of fashion
Quotations
It is only the modern that ever becomes old-fashioned [Oscar Wilde]Only the minute and the future are interesting in fashion - it exists to be destroyed [Karl Lagerfeld]Fashion is made to become unfashionable [Coco Chanel]
Additional synonyms
in the sense of accommodate
Definition
to adjust or become adjusted; to adapt
She walked slowly to accommodate herself to his pace.
Synonyms
adapt,
match,
fit,
fashion,
settle,
alter,
adjust,
modify,
compose,
comply,
accustom,
reconcile,
harmonize
in the sense of adapt
Definition
to change something to suit a new purpose
Shelves were built to adapt the library for use as an office.
Synonyms
convert,
change,
prepare,
fit,
fashion,
make,
shape,
suit,
qualify,
transform,
alter,
modify,
tailor,
remodel,
tweak (informal),
metamorphose,
customize
in the sense of adjust
Definition
to adapt to a new environment
I felt I had adjusted to the idea of being a mother very well.