modish

[ moh-dish ]

adjective

1. in the current fashion; stylish.

   Synonyms: trendy, fashionable, chic, smart

modish

/ ˈməʊdɪʃ /

adjective

1. in the current fashion or style; contemporary

Derived Forms

• ˈmodishly, adverb
• ˈmodishness, noun

Other Words From

• modish·ly adverb
• modish·ness noun
• un·modish adjective
• un·modish·ly adverb

Word History and Origins

Origin of modish¹

First recorded in 1650–60; mode ² + -ish ¹

Example Sentences

Her appointment in San Francisco, under that ensemble’s modish music director, Seiji Ozawa, “projected a forward-looking vision of classical music,” the scholar Grace Wang has written.

From New York Times

“Bills, Bills, Bills” is dizzyingly complex, “Jumpin’, Jumpin’” is futuristically forceful and Beyoncé’s singing at the end of “Bug a Boo” is a soaring interjection of traditional glory into the modish present.

From New York Times

Hybridity, though of a different kind, is far more than a modish buzzword for the British designer Grace Wales Bonner, whose award-winning work has consistently mined the tensions inherent in racial, cultural and sexual intersection.

From New York Times

It is still uncertain, though, whether off-the-shelf exoskeletons can be made affordable, comfortable or modish enough for most of us to wish to wear one.

From New York Times

Now he is being played by Omar Sy, wearing a more modish, but equally dashing, flat cap and trench coat ensemble.

From Salon