Definify.com

Webster 1913 Edition


Fashionable

Fash′ion-a-ble

,
Adj.
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.
Shakespeare

Fash′ion-a-ble

,
Noun.
A person who conforms to the fashions; – used chiefly in the plural.

Webster 1828 Edition


Fashionable

FASH'IONABLE

, a.
1.
Made according to the prevailing form or mode; as a fashionable dress.
2.
Established 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. Hence,
4.
Genteel; well bred; as fashionable company or society.