Fad — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

an interest followed with exaggerated zeal

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/fˈæd/

🇬🇧British English

/fˈad/

🇮🇳Indian English

/fˈad/

1 syllable Say it as /fˈæd/.

Examples

he always follows the latest fads
it was all the rage that season

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

furor furore cult rage craze

Parts of Speech

noun	an interest followed with exaggerated zeal “he always follows the latest fads”

Word Forms

faddy	adjective	intensely fashionable for a short time
faddist	noun	a person who subscribes to a variety of fads
crazy	adjective	intensely enthusiastic about or preoccupied with

Around the World

Europe

🇩🇪German

Mode

ein Interesse, dem mit übertriebenem Eifer gefolgt wurde

🇫🇷French

mode

un intérêt suivi avec un zèle exagéré

🇪🇸Spanish

moda

un interés seguido con exagerado celo

🇮🇹Italian

moda passeggera

un interesse seguito con zelo esagerato

🇳🇱Dutch

rage

een belangstelling gevolgd door overdreven ijver

🇵🇹Portuguese

moda passageira

um interesse seguido com zelo exagerado

🇷🇺Russian

причуда

интерес, сопровождаемый преувеличенным рвением

India

🇮🇳Hindi

सनक

अतिरंजित उत्साह के साथ रुचि का पालन किया गया

🇧🇩Bengali

ফ্যাড

একটি আগ্রহ অতিরঞ্জিত উদ্দীপনা সঙ্গে অনুসরণ

🇮🇳Tamil

மோகம்

ஒரு ஆர்வம் மிகைப்படுத்தப்பட்ட வைராக்கியத்துடன் தொடர்ந்தது

🇮🇳Telugu

వ్యామోహం

ఒక ఆసక్తి అతిశయోక్తితో అనుసరించబడింది

🇮🇳Marathi

फॅड

अतिशयोक्तीपूर्ण आवेशाने स्वारस्य

🇮🇳Gujarati

ધૂન

અતિશયોક્તિપૂર્ણ ઉત્સાહ સાથે અનુસરવામાં આવેલ રસ

🇮🇳Kannada

ಒಲವು

ಉತ್ಪ್ರೇಕ್ಷಿತ ಉತ್ಸಾಹದಿಂದ ಹಿಂಬಾಲಿಸಿದ ಆಸಕ್ತಿ

🇮🇳Malayalam

ഫാഷൻ

അതിശയോക്തി കലർന്ന തീക്ഷ്ണതയോടെ ഒരു താൽപ്പര്യം പിന്തുടരുന്നു

🇵🇰Urdu

جنون

مبالغہ آمیز جوش کے ساتھ دلچسپی

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

时尚

兴趣伴随着夸张的热情

🇯🇵Japanese

流行

関心の後に誇張された熱意が伴う

🇰🇷Korean

일시적 유행

관심이 뒤따른 과장된 열성

🇻🇳Vietnamese

ham mê

sự quan tâm theo sau với sự nhiệt tình quá mức

🇹🇭Thai

แฟชั่น

ความสนใจตามมาด้วยความกระตือรือร้นที่เกินจริง

🇮🇩Indonesian

mode

minat yang diikuti dengan semangat yang berlebihan

🇵🇭Filipino

libangan

isang interes na sinundan ng labis na kasigasigan

🇲🇾Malay

fesyen

minat diikuti dengan semangat yang keterlaluan

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

بدعة

اهتمام يتبعه حماسة مبالغ فيها

🇮🇷Persian

مد

علاقه ای که با غیرت اغراق آمیز دنبال می شد

🇹🇷Turkish

moda

abartılı bir şevkle takip edilen bir ilgi

🇮🇱Hebrew

תַחבִּיב

התעניינות בעקבותיה בקנאות מוגזמת

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