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trendy en · ADJ

Pronunciation

  • /ˈtɹɛndi/
  • (Australia) audio

Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-West Germanic *trandijan Old English trendan Middle English trenden English trend Proto-Indo-European *-kos Proto-Germanic *-gaz Proto-West Germanic *-g Old English -iġ Middle English -y English -y English trendy From trend + -y.

Meanings

  1. (informal) Of, or in accordance with the latest trend, fashion or hype.
    • Some people who go to trendy cafés lament getting stuck at the long central table that has to be shared, instead hoping they get a ‘private’ table. But that is foolish. On a recent trip to see family, I got stuck at the big table in a café, too; I ended up making a new friend there and learning about the surrounding town. 2024 July 22, Antone Martinho-Truswell, “Archived copy”, in Take a seat: the long table is an antidote to loneliness, archived from the original on 22 Aug 2024:
    • MDF and HDF – or medium-density fiberboard and high-density fiberboard – are two of the trendiest materials in woodworking these days. 2019 September 20, “MDF vs HDF: Understanding Differences and Best Uses in Woodworking”, in Forest Plywood:
    • I hate those trendy pre-wrinkled shirts.

Forms

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trendier Degree=Cmp lexicographic
trendiest Degree=Sup lexicographic

Deriveds

trendiness · trendyism · nontrendy · untrendy · trendily

Descendants

trendy · τρέντι · trendy · trendy · trendy

Synonyms

snazzy · zhoosh · stylish · done · modish · cool · tippy · hip · smart · dapper · in fashion · elegant · spiffing · on fleek · all the rage · on trend · with-it · a la mode/à la mode · sassy · chic · jaunty · happening · groovy · pizazzy · trendy · styleworthy · voguish · in · fashionable · natty · tasteful · up-to-the-minute · spiffy · hep

Translations (28)

it alla moda (in accordance with the latest trend) · pt da última moda (in accordance with the latest trend) · ro la modă (in accordance with the latest trend) · it moderno (in accordance with the latest trend) · ka მოდური (in accordance with the latest trend) · es a la última (in accordance with the latest trend) · et moekas (in accordance with the latest trend) · pl nurtowy (in accordance with the latest trend) · es de ahora (in accordance with the latest trend) · ka ტრენდული (in accordance with the latest trend) · bg моден (in accordance with the latest trend) · no i skotet (in accordance with the latest trend) · fi trendikäs (in accordance with the latest trend) · pl trendy (in accordance with the latest trend) · ro trendy (in accordance with the latest trend) · it di tendenza (in accordance with the latest trend) · es canchero (in accordance with the latest trend) · de trendy (in accordance with the latest trend) · cmn 熱門 /热门 (in accordance with the latest trend) · sv trendig (in accordance with the latest trend) · es de moda (in accordance with the latest trend) · de angesagt (in accordance with the latest trend) · fr à la mode (in accordance with the latest trend) · fr branché (in accordance with the latest trend) · de trendig (in accordance with the latest trend) · el τρέντι (in accordance with the latest trend) · es trendy (in accordance with the latest trend) · it attuale (in accordance with the latest trend)

trendy en · NOUN

Pronunciation

  • /ˈtɹɛndi/
  • (Australia) audio

Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-West Germanic *trandijan Old English trendan Middle English trenden English trend Proto-Indo-European *-kos Proto-Germanic *-gaz Proto-West Germanic *-g Old English -iġ Middle English -y English -y English trendy From trend + -y.

Meanings

  1. (informal) A trendy person.
    • They're the kids who care. Yet they're the bad kids, and the trendies, the ones who are too cool to let anything matter, are the good kids. It's all twisted around. Quoted in 1995, Leonard Michaels, David Reid, Raquel L. Scherr, West of the West: Imagining California (page 103)

Forms

SpellingFeaturesLabelsSource
trendies Number=Plur lexicographic

Synonyms

sophisto · trendite · fashionista · scene kid · Corinthian · hepster · hepcat · fashionable · faddist · voguie · hipster · fashionist · voguie · fashionista · snappy dresser · swell · trendy