fashion
[ fash-uhn ]
/ ˈfæʃ ən /
noun
verb (used with object)
Idioms for fashion
after/in a fashion,
in some manner or other or to some extent; in a makeshift, unskillful, or unsatisfactory way: He's an artist after a fashion.
Origin of fashion
1250–1300; Middle English
facioun shape, manner < Anglo-French
faço(u)n, façun, Old French
faceon < Latin
factiōn- (stem of
factiō) a doing, company. See
faction1
SYNONYMS FOR fashion
1
mode;
fad,
rage,
craze.
Fashion,
style,
vogue imply popularity or widespread acceptance of manners, customs, dress, etc.
Fashion is that which characterizes or distinguishes the habits, manners, dress, etc., of a period or group:
the fashions of the 18th century.
Style is sometimes the equivalent of
fashion, but also denotes conformance to a prevalent standard:
to be in style; a chair in the Queen Anne style.
Vogue suggests the temporary popularity of certain fashions:
this year's vogue in popular music.
4 shape, cut, pattern, figure.
8 frame, construct, mold.
9 suit, fit.
OTHER WORDS FROM fashion
Words nearby fashion
fascist,
fascista,
fascistize,
fasd,
fash,
fashion,
fashion coordinator,
fashion house,
fashion icon,
fashion plate,
fashion victim
British Dictionary definitions for after a fashion
fashion
/ (ˈfæʃən) /
noun
verb (tr)
Derived forms of fashion
fashioner, nounWord Origin for fashion
C13
facioun form, manner, from Old French
faceon, from Latin
factiō a making, from
facere to make
Idioms and Phrases with after a fashion (1 of 2)
after a fashion
Also, after a sort. Somehow or other; not very well, as in John can read music, after a fashion, or He managed to paint the house after a sort. The first phrase, in which fashion means “a manner of doing something,” has been so used since the mid-1800s, when it replaced in a fashion. The variant dates from the mid-1500s. Also see in a way; (somehow) or other.
Idioms and Phrases with after a fashion (2 of 2)
fashion
see after a fashion; in fashion.