Modishness

Modishness
Modish Mod"ish, a. According to the mode, or customary manner; conformed to the fashion; fashionable; hence, conventional; as, a modish dress; a modish feast. --Dryden. ``Modish forms of address.'' --Barrow. [1913 Webster] -- {Mod"ish*ly}, adv. -- {Mod"ish*ness}, n. [1913 Webster]

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  • modishness — noun see modish …   New Collegiate Dictionary

  • modishness — See modishly. * * * …   Universalium

  • modishness — noun The property of being modish …   Wiktionary

  • modishness — məʊdɪʃnɪs n. fashionableness …   English contemporary dictionary

  • modishness — mod·ish·ness …   English syllables

  • modishness — noun elegance by virtue of being fashionable • Syn: ↑chic, ↑chicness, ↑chichi, ↑smartness, ↑stylishness, ↑swank, ↑last word • Derivationally related forms: ↑ …   Useful english dictionary

  • chicness — noun elegance by virtue of being fashionable • Syn: ↑chic, ↑chichi, ↑modishness, ↑smartness, ↑stylishness, ↑swank, ↑last word • Derivationally related forms: ↑ …   Useful english dictionary

  • last word — noun 1. the final statement in a verbal argument she always gets the last word • Hypernyms: ↑argument, ↑statement 2. an authoritative statement my doctor has the last word on the medicines I take • Hypernyms: ↑authority …   Useful english dictionary

  • smartness — noun 1. liveliness and eagerness he accepted with alacrity the smartness of the pace soon exhausted him • Syn: ↑alacrity, ↑briskness • Derivationally related forms: ↑smart, ↑brisk ( …   Useful english dictionary

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