fash·ion
(făsh́ən)
[Middle English facioun, from Old French façon, appearance, manner, from Latin factiō, factiōn-, a making, from factus past participle of facere, to make, do.]
noun
- The prevailing style or custom, as in dress or behavior: out of fashion.
- Something, such as a garment, that is in the current mode: a swimsuit that is the latest fashion.
- The style characteristic of the social elite: a man of fashion.
- Manner or mode; way: Set the table in this fashion.
- A personal, often idiosyncratic manner: played the violin in his own curious fashion.
- Kind or variety; sort: people of all fashions.
- Shape or form; configuration.
transitive verb: -ioned, -ion·ing, -ions.
- To give shape or form to; make: fashioned a table from a redwood burl.
- To train or influence into a particular state or character.
- To adapt, as to a purpose or an occasion; accommodate.
- Obsolete To contrive.
idioms
- after a fashion
- In some way or other, especially to a limited extent: She sings after a fashion.
derivatives
- fash́ion·er
- noun
synonyms:
fashion, style, mode, vogue These nouns refer to a prevailing or preferred manner of dress, adornment, behavior, or way of life at a given time. Fashion, the broadest term, usually refers to what accords with conventions adopted by polite society or by any culture or subculture: a time when long hair was the fashion. Style is sometimes used interchangeably with fashion, but like mode often stresses adherence to standards of elegance: traveling in style; miniskirts that were the mode in the late sixties. Vogue is applied to fashion that prevails widely and often suggests enthusiastic but short-lived acceptance: a video game that was in vogue a few years ago.- See also: method
