Modishness — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

elegance by virtue of being fashionable

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/mˈɑːdɪʃnəs/

🇬🇧British English

/mˈɒdɪʃnəs/

🇮🇳Indian English

/mˈɒdɪʃnəs/

3 syllables Say it as /mˈɑːdɪʃnəs/.

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

stylishness chic last word swank chicness smartness chichi

Word Forms

chic	adjective	elegant and stylish
modish	adjective	in the current fashion or style
smart	adjective	elegant and stylish
stylish	adjective	being or in accordance with current social fashions
swanky	adjective	imposingly fashionable and elegant

Around the World

Europe

🇩🇪German

Modisch

Eleganz durch Mode

🇫🇷French

modernité

l'élégance parce qu'elle est à la mode

🇪🇸Spanish

modismo

elegancia por estar a la moda

🇮🇹Italian

modaiola

eleganza in virtù dell'essere alla moda

🇳🇱Dutch

mode

elegantie omdat het modieus is

🇵🇹Portuguese

modismo

elegância em virtude de estar na moda

🇷🇺Russian

модность

элегантность в силу того, что она модна

India

🇮🇳Hindi

आधुनिकता

फैशनेबल होने के कारण सुंदरता

🇧🇩Bengali

শালীনতা

ফ্যাশনেবল হওয়ার গুণে কমনীয়তা

🇮🇳Tamil

நாகரீகம்

நாகரீகமாக இருப்பதன் மூலம் நேர்த்தியுடன்

🇮🇳Marathi

नम्रता

फॅशनेबल असण्यामुळे अभिजातता

🇮🇳Gujarati

નમ્રતા

ફેશનેબલ હોવાના કારણે લાવણ્ય

🇮🇳Kannada

ಆಧುನಿಕತೆ

ಫ್ಯಾಶನ್ ಆಗಿರುವುದರಿಂದ ಸೊಬಗು

🇮🇳Malayalam

പരിഷ്കൃതത്വം

ഫാഷനബിൾ ആയതിനാൽ ചാരുത

🇵🇰Urdu

بدتمیزی

فیشن ایبل ہونے کی وجہ سے خوبصورتی

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

时髦性

因时尚而优雅

🇯🇵Japanese

現代性

ファッショナブルであることによる優雅さ

🇰🇷Korean

모던함

패셔너블함으로 인한 우아함

🇻🇳Vietnamese

sự đúng mực

sang trọng bởi tính thời trang

🇹🇭Thai

ความทันสมัย

ความสง่างามโดยอาศัยความทันสมัย

🇮🇩Indonesian

kemodernan

keanggunan karena modis

🇵🇭Filipino

pagiging modyan

gilas dahil sa pagiging sunod sa moda

🇲🇾Malay

kesederhanaan

keanggunan kerana bergaya

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

عصرية

الأناقة بحكم كونها عصرية

🇮🇷Persian

شیک بودن

ظرافت به دلیل شیک بودن

🇹🇷Turkish

modaya uygunluk

moda olmanın getirdiği zarafet

🇮🇱Hebrew

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The primary meaning of 'modishness' is 'elegance by virtue of being fashionable'.

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'modishness' is a standard word used primarily in general literature and formal communications.

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