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Fashionable
Open directlyWebster's 1828 Dictionary · 1828 1 of 2
Part of speech: noun (n.)
A person who conforms to the fashions; -- used chiefly in the plural.
Webster's 1828 Dictionary · 1828 2 of 2
Part of speech: adjective (a.)
1. Conforming to the fashion or established mode; according with the prevailing form or style; as, a fashionable dress.
2. Established or favored by custom or use; current; prevailing at a particular time; as, the fashionable philosophy; fashionable opinions.
3. Observant of the fashion or customary mode; dressing or behaving according to the prevailing fashion; as, a fashionable man.
4. Genteel; well-bred; as, fashionable society. Time is like a fashionable host That slightly shakes his parting guest by the hand. Shak.