modish

Synonyms for modish

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Antonyms for modish

adjective. stylish, having panache

adjective. bold, flamboyant

adjective. offbeat

Word Origin & History

1650s, from mode (n.2) + -ish. "Very common in 17-18 c.; now somewhat arch[aic]." [OED].

There was evidence of great care and taste in every fold of her modish dress.

Tis modish to say women are tender, Phoebe; more modish than true.

She wore a modish hat that was immensely becoming, and looked charming.

Judge then, if to me a lady of the modish taste could have been tolerable.

Orson Vane's bias toward the theatre did not displease the modish.

And Anne, neither classic nor modish, still vaguely resembled her!

She was, in fact, a modish old lady as were her three friends.

And John took off his hat, a modish Panama, and bowed and smiled to her and to the lady.

Ray took from Miss Jevne the black silk gown, modest but modish.

But these modish regrets are sterile, after all, and comprimend.