SKIP TO CONTENT

trendy

/ˈtrɛndi/
/ˈtrɛndi/
IPA guide

Other forms: trendier; trendiest; trendily

Trendy describes something that's stylish or popular, like skinny jeans or fancy coffee drinks.

If your shoes are the newest, coolest kind of sneakers, they are trendy. If all of your neighbors seem to suddenly have Great Dane puppies, you can say that's a trendy dog breed in your neighborhood. Trendy is a relatively recent adjective, first formed in the mid-1960's from the noun trend, which originally meant "the way something bends," and later came to mean "general tendency."

Definitions of trendy
  1. adjective
    in accord with the latest fad
    trendy ideas”
    trendy clothes”
    synonyms: voguish
    fashionable, stylish
    being or in accordance with current social fashions
Pronunciation
US
/ˈtrɛndi/
UK
/ˈtrɛndi/
Cite this entry
Style:
MLA
  • MLA
  • APA
  • Chicago

Copy citation
DISCLAIMER: These example sentences appear in various news sources and books to reflect the usage of the word ‘trendy'. Views expressed in the examples do not represent the opinion of Vocabulary.com or its editors. Send us feedback
Word Family