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

It’s become more important to find someone you can really talk to and count on than someone who knows all the trendiest bars in town.

From Washington Post

Canning safety was also an issue last year for trendy Los Angeles cafe, Sqirl.

From Washington Post

To help your search, we rounded up 30 trendy gifts that are worth the hype.

From Essence.com

The benefits of boredomDespite the fact that the upsides to boredom have become trendy recently, research on how it can stimulate the mind is decades old.

From Popular-Science

We’re very familiar with trendy restaurants having a farm on their roof and they’re like, “After your aperitif, come check out our farm,” or whatever.

From Eater

More than bawdy, though, The Ball adds a familiar unpretentiousness to trendy locales like Tao, Lavo, The Park, and Dream Hotel.

From The Daily Beast

Kallai is not quite a household name, but he is well-known among trendy Tel Avivians and gays.

From The Daily Beast

Point one: It pits a best-selling management guru against a trendy yogurt company.

From The Daily Beast

For Chobani, “how matters” in the sense of how their trendy yogurt is carefully prepared.

From The Daily Beast

In between a female sex shop and trendy boutiques is a nondescript store selling all manner of bras, corsets, and other lingerie.

From The Daily Beast

The Seven Sisters were a trendy collection of designer faces.

From Project Gutenberg

Related Words

• contemporary
• fashionable
• popular
• stylish
• swank