vogue
[ vohg ]
/ voʊg /
noun
something in fashion, as at a particular time: Short hairdos were the vogue in the twenties.
popular currency, acceptance, or favor; popularity: The book is having a great vogue.
Origin of vogue
1565–75; < Middle French: wave or course of success < Old Italian
voga a rowing, derivative of
vogare to row, sail < ?
OTHER WORDS FROM vogue
pre·vogue, nounWords nearby vogue
vogelstein,
vogelweide,
vogie,
vogt-spielmeyer disease,
vogts,
vogue,
vogue word,
vogueing,
voguing,
voguish,
vogul
Example sentences from the Web for vogue
British Dictionary definitions for vogue
vogue
/ (vəʊɡ) /
noun
the popular style at a specified time (esp in the phrase in vogue)
a period of general or popular usage or favour
the vogue for such dances is now over
adjective
(usually prenominal)
popular or fashionable
a vogue word
Derived forms of vogue
voguish, adjectiveWord Origin for vogue
C16: from French: a rowing, fashion, from Old Italian
voga, from
vogare to row, of unknown origin