- faddish
- fad·dish
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faddish
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faddish — faddy faddyadj. 1. intensely fashionable for a short time. [WordNet sense 1] Syn: trendy. [WordNet 1.5] 2. prone to follow fads; as, a faddish clique of teenagers; of people. Syn: trendy. [PJC] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
faddish — 1855, from FAD (Cf. fad) + ISH (Cf. ish) … Etymology dictionary
faddish — [fadish] adj. 1. having the nature of a fad 2. fond of fads; following fads faddishly adv. faddishness n … English World dictionary
faddish — [[t]fæ̱dɪʃ[/t]] ADJ GRADED If you describe something as faddish, you mean that it has no real value and that it will not remain popular for very long. It is hard to stand up to your children when they are screaming for faddish footwear … English dictionary
faddish — faddishness, n. /fad ish/, adj. 1. like a fad. 2. given to fads: a faddish, sophisticated crowd. [1850 55; FAD + ISH1] * * * … Universalium
faddish — fad ► NOUN 1) a craze. 2) an idiosyncrasy or arbitrary like or dislike. DERIVATIVES faddish adjective faddism noun faddist noun. ORIGIN probably from FIDDLE FADDLE(Cf. ↑F) … English terms dictionary
Faddish — Fad Fad (f[a^]d), n. [Cf. {Faddle}.] 1. A hobby; freak; whim. [1913 Webster] It is your favorite fad to draw plans. G. Eliot. [1913 Webster] 2. a practise followed enthusiastically by a number of people for a limited period of time; as, the… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
faddish — adjective see fad … New Collegiate Dictionary
faddish — adjective Of or pertaining to a fad; being a fad … Wiktionary
faddish — Synonyms and related words: changeable, coquettish, faddy, fickle, flighty, flirtatious, inconstant, light, mercurial, quicksilver, skittish, toying, undependable, unpredictable, unreliable, vacillating, versatile, volatile … Moby Thesaurus
faddish — fad·dish || fædɪʃ adj. trendy, of a passing fashion, of a fad … English contemporary dictionary
