trendy

English

Etymology

From trend +‎ -y.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈtɹɛndi/
  • Audio (General Australian):(file)
  • Rhymes: -ɛndi

Adjective

trendy (comparative trendier, superlative trendiest)

  1. (informal) Of, or in accordance with the latest trend, fashion or hype.
    Synonyms: see Thesaurus:fashionable
    I hate those trendy pre-wrinkled shirts.
    • 2019 September 20, “MDF vs HDF: Understanding Differences and Best Uses in Woodworking”, in Forest Plywood[1]:
      MDF and HDF – or medium-density fiberboard and high-density fiberboard – are two of the trendiest materials in woodworking these days.
    • 2024 July 22, Antone Martinho-Truswell, Take a seat: the long table is an antidote to loneliness[2]:
      Some people who go to trendy cafés lament getting stuck at the long central table that has to be shared, instead hoping they get a ‘private’ table. But that is foolish. On a recent trip to see family, I got stuck at the big table in a café, too; I ended up making a new friend there and learning about the surrounding town.

Descendants

  • German: trendy
  • Greek: τρέντι (trénti)
  • Norwegian:
  • Polish: trendy
  • Romanian: trendy
  • Spanish: trendy

Translations

Noun

trendy (plural trendies)

  1. (informal) A trendy person.
    Synonyms: fashionista, voguie; see also Thesaurus:fashionable person
    • Quoted in 1995, Leonard Michaels, David Reid, Raquel L. Scherr, West of the West: Imagining California (page 103)
      They're the kids who care. Yet they're the bad kids, and the trendies, the ones who are too cool to let anything matter, are the good kids. It's all twisted around.

Anagrams

Norwegian Bokmål

Etymology

From English trendy.

Adjective

trendy (indeclinable)

  1. trendy

Usage notes

The definite singular and plural form "trendye" is also used, but this is not officially recognised as yet.

References

Norwegian Nynorsk

Etymology

From English trendy.

Adjective

trendy (indeclinable)

  1. trendy

Usage notes

As above.

References

Spanish

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈtɾendi/ [ˈt̪ɾẽn̪.d̪i]
  • Rhymes: -endi
  • Syllabification: tren‧dy

Adjective

trendy (invariable)

  1. trendy