passe
Adjective: 1. No longer fashionable or current; out-of-date. Describes something, such as a style, idea, or custom, that was once popular but is now considered old-fashioned or no longer in vogue.
The adjective "passé" is used to describe things that have fallen out of fashion or are no longer considered modern, stylish, or relevant. It often carries a slightly dismissive or critical tone. * It is typically placed before a noun (e.g., a passé trend) or used after a linking verb like "is" or "seems." * It is often written with the accent (passé), though the unaccented form (passe) is also accepted.
- That hairstyle is completely passé; no one wears it like that anymore.
- He held onto some passé notions about office culture that frustrated his younger colleagues.
- The technology, once revolutionary, now seems sadly passé.
- She refused to wear the passé fashion from last season.
- Cultural Commentary: "Passé" is frequently used in critiques of art, music, literature, and social trends to denote that something has been superseded by newer movements.
- The critic declared the artist's later work to be derivative and passé.
- Social Judgment: It can imply a social judgment, suggesting something or someone is not keeping up with the times.
- Using that outdated slang makes you sound passé.
- Passéism (n.): Adherence to or advocacy of outdated ideas or styles. (A less common noun form.)
- Passéiste (adj./n.): A term, particularly in artistic contexts, for a person who clings to old-fashioned styles or ideas.
- Outmoded: No longer usable or practical; obsolete.
- Outdated: Made obsolete by something newer.
- Old-fashioned: Characteristic of a past era.
- Dated: Obviously belonging to a previous, and often less advanced, period.
- Antiquated: Ridiculously old-fashioned or outdated.
- Demode (from French): Out of fashion.
- Modern
- Current
- Fashionable
- Trendy
- In vogue
- À la mode
"Passé" is a loanword from French, where it is the past participle of "passer," meaning "to pass." Its direct meaning is "passed" or "gone by," which clearly informs its English usage to describe what has passed out of fashion.
- out of fashion
- a suit of rather antique appearance
- demode (or outmoded) attire
- outmoded ideas