unstylish

Thân thiện

She feels unstylish in her old dress at the party.

Definition

1. Adjective:
   • Not fashionable or trendy: Describes something that does not conform to current, popular styles or trends.
   • Lacking elegance or aesthetic appeal: Describes something that is plain, unattractive, or devoid of distinctive style.

Usage

The adjective "unstylish" is used to describe clothing, objects, behaviors, or appearances that are considered out of date, lacking in fashion, or aesthetically unappealing by contemporary standards. It is the direct opposite of "stylish."

Examples

• Adjective:
  • She felt uncomfortable in the unstylish dress her mother had chosen.
  • The furniture was functional but decidedly unstylish.
  • His unstylish haircut made him stand out in the wrong way.

Advanced Usage

• "to be considered unstylish": to be judged as lacking style.
  • Wearing socks with sandals is widely considered unstylish.
• "deliberately unstylish": intentionally choosing a look that rejects current fashion.
  • The artist adopted a deliberately unstylish persona to challenge norms.

Variants and Related Words

• Unfashionable (adj): Not popular or approved of at a particular time. Often used interchangeably with "unstylish," but can apply more broadly to ideas or activities.
  • That theory is now unfashionable among scientists.
• Styleless (adj): Lacking any distinctive or attractive style. A close synonym to "unstylish."
  • The building was a styleless concrete block.
• Dowdy (adj): (Especially of a woman or her clothes) unfashionable and dull in appearance.
  • She transformed her dowdy image completely.

Synonyms

• Outdated: Old-fashioned and no longer valid or useful.
• Frumpy: Dowdy and old-fashioned (typically used for a woman's appearance or clothes).
• Uncool: (Informal) Not fashionable or impressive.

Antonyms

• Stylish: Fashionably elegant and sophisticated.
• Chic: Elegantly and stylishly fashionable.
• Trendy: Very fashionable or up to date.

Học thuật

Adjective

1. not in accord with or not following current fashion
   • unfashionable clothes
   • melodrama of a now unfashionable kind
2. lacking in style or elegance
   • a styleless way of dressing
   • expensive but styleless country tweeds
   • wearing unstylish clothes

Từ đồng nghĩa

• unfashionable
• styleless