fashionableness
fashionableness — noun
1. the quality of following the latest popular style in clothes, ideas, or behaviou
the quality of following the latest popular style in clothes, ideas, or behaviour, or of being treated as stylish at a particular time
Adaeze noticed the sudden fashionableness of vintage denim jackets on her campus.
the fashionableness of + noun phrase
The fashionableness of low-carb diets faded after the new health guidelines appeared.
the fashionableness of + idea or practice
Renata doubted the fashionableness of her grandmother's old fur coat at the wedding.
Critics argued about the fashionableness of open-plan offices in the magazine column.
The little boutique in Lisbon traded on the fashionableness of handmade Portuguese leather bags.
- trendiness
more informal; often suggests a short-lived popularity among younger people
- stylishness
focuses on having tasteful style rather than simply being current
- popularity
broader: being widely liked, not specifically about following current style
- vogue
often used with 'in' (in vogue); refers to a brief peak of fashionable status
- unfashionableness
the quality of being out of step with current style or popular taste
- datedness
the quality of feeling old-fashioned, as if belonging to an earlier time
文法句型
the fashionableness of [something]
用法筆記
Usually uncountable. Most often appears in the pattern 'the fashionableness of …' to comment on whether a style, idea, place, or product is currently popular among a certain group.