trendy

[ tren-dee ]

adjective

, trend·i·er, trend·i·est.

1. of, in, or pertaining to the latest trend or style.
2. following the latest trends or fashions; up-to-date or chic:

   the trendy young generation.

3. appealing to faddish taste:

   a trendy hotel.

noun

, plural trend·ies.

1. a trendy person, place, object, or idea.

trendy

/ ˈtrɛndɪ /

adjective

1. consciously fashionable

noun

1. a trendy person

Derived Forms

• ˈtrendiness, noun
• ˈtrendily, adverb

Other Words From

• trendi·ly adverb
• trendi·ness noun
• un·trendy adjective

Word History and Origins

Origin of trendy¹

First recorded in 1960–65; trend + -y ¹

Example Sentences

Wealthier areas, the business community, the city’s trendy downtown – those interests were always heard.

From Salon

He adds that many of them are "emulating older people that are considered sophisticated, trendy or appealing".

From BBC

Early one evening in Phoenix, Arizona, recently, I joined some volunteers in a trendy downtown bar having a “postcard party”.

From BBC

But this year, after they started asking her to pay them back, she began tracking her expenses and became much stricter on spending at bars or trendy restaurants.

From Los Angeles Times

On a recent, bustling Saturday night at a trendy cocktail bar on Chicago’s near northwest side, my friend perused the menu full of bespoke drinks — most containing bitter aperitifs — and looked vexed.

From Salon

Related Words

• contemporary
• fashionable
• popular
• stylish
• swank