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noun

fashion

FASH-uhn/ˈfæʃn/

A particular manner or style of doing something.

The designer adjusts the coat in a careful fashion while the model stands still.

A Black fashion designer adjusts a stylish contemporary coat on a white model, clothing rack nearby.
Etymology
fashionLatina making or doing

Factio meant “a making or doing.” From the way something was made came its form or appearance, then a style of dress or decoration, and finally the style prevailing in a particular society.

In context

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More examples

  • The children each solve the puzzle in their own fashion.
  • He waves his arms in a dramatic fashion.
  • The old printer still works, after a fashion.

Forms

fashion · fashions

Similar words

manner
A close equivalent emphasizing how an action is performed.
way
A more everyday term for how something is done.
style
Often emphasizes distinctive qualities rather than simply how something happens.