fashion

CEFRB1

/ˈfæʃn̩/

noun · verb

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In plain English

  1. 01

    noun

    A popular style of clothes, hair, or behavior.

  2. 02

    verb

    To make or shape something.

Examples

  • School uniforms are just out of fashion.

  • She designed a new fashion line for the spring season.

At a glance

Sits at B1 on the CEFR scale

Senses
5
Parts of speech
2
Citations
5

Deep Dive

noun

Extra meanings

  1. A style or manner in which something is done.

  2. Popular trends, especially in clothing; the industry that designs clothing and sometimes other related items.

  3. A current (constantly changing) trend, favored for frivolous rather than practical, logical, or intellectual reasons.

More examples

In context

  • You may think those shoes are in fashion, but they aren't.

  • He had always been interested in fashion, so he decided to take a sewing class.

  • the fashion of the ark, of a coat, of a house, of an altar, etc.

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Origin

noun

Inherited from Middle English facioun, from Anglo-Norman fechoun (compare Jersey Norman faichon), variant of Old French faceon, fazon, façon (“fashion, form, make, outward appearance”), from Latin factiō (“a making”), from faciō (“do, make”); see fact. Doublet of faction.