modishness

from WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006)

modishness
    n 1: elegance by virtue of being fashionable [syn: {chic},
         {chicness}, {chichi}, {modishness}, {smartness},
         {stylishness}, {swank}, {last word}]

from The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48

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.
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