Definition

Adjective: 1. Very fashionable or up-to-date: Being in accordance with the latest trends, styles, or fads. It describes something that is currently popular and considered modern.

Usage

The adjective "trendy" is used to describe people, places, ideas, or items (like clothes, music, or restaurants) that follow or set the latest popular styles. It can sometimes carry a slightly negative connotation, implying something is fashionable in a superficial or temporary way. - It typically comes before a noun (e.g., a trendy café) or after a linking verb like "be" or "seem" (e.g., That neighborhood is very trendy).

Examples

• Before a noun:
  • She always wears the most trendy clothes.
  • They opened a trendy new restaurant in the city center.
• After a linking verb:
  • His ideas on design are very trendy.
  • This part of town has become really trendy.

Advanced Usage

• "trendy-ism": (Rare, informal noun) The practice of slavishly following trends.
  • The article criticized the trendy-ism of modern culture.
• Used to describe abstract concepts:
  • The company is known for its trendy marketing campaigns.

Variants and Related Words

• Trendily (adverb): In a trendy manner.
  • She was dressed very trendily.
• Trendiness (noun): The quality of being trendy.
  • The trendiness of the brand attracts a young audience.

Synonyms

• Fashionable: Conforming to the current popular style.
• Chic: Elegantly and stylishly fashionable.
• Hip (informal): Very fashionable and aware of the latest trends.
• In vogue: Currently popular or fashionable.
• Stylish: Having a sophisticated, fashionable style.

Antonyms

• Outdated: No longer fashionable or current.
• Unfashionable: Not in accordance with current fashion.
• Dated: Having a style that belongs to a past period.
• Conservative: (In style) Favoring traditional styles and often avoiding the latest trends.

Related Idioms and Phrases

• Trendy and bendy: (Informal, playful rhyme) Used to describe something that is both fashionable and flexible, either literally or figuratively.
  • The new yoga studio is full of trendy and bendy people.

Adjective

1. in accord with the latest fad
   • trendy ideas
   • trendy clothes
   • voguish terminology