démodé

[ dey-maw-dey ]

adjective

, French.

1. no longer in fashion; out of date; outmoded.

démodé

/ demɔde /

adjective

1. out of fashion; outmoded

Word History and Origins

Origin of démodé¹

French, from dé- out of + mode style, fashion

Example Sentences

“Anna Nicole Smith: You Don’t Know Me,” a new documentary about the model, actress and ’90s tabloid sensation, follows a trend established by other nonfiction portraits of démodé stars released in recent years, such as “Britney vs Spears” and “Pamela, a Love Story.”

From New York Times

The one-story house, on a modest acreage, is of off-white brick, in French country style—subtly different from French provincial, which has become démodé.

From Golf Digest

By the 1970s the novelty had worn off and the creamy, flambéed sauce had become démodé.

From Wall Street Journal

Now that the “peacock” look, with its overflowing pocket squares and novelty cuff links, all the fashion a few years ago, is dèmodè, subtlety is key.

From Wall Street Journal

In the late Seventies, in fact, she began to say that fashion itself was “demode,” and in 1978 she showed a collection which mixed her clothes with those of other designers on the runway, the way they’re worn in real life.

From Los Angeles Times

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