The difference between Fashionable and Trendy

When used as nouns, fashionable means a fashionable person, whereas trendy means a trendy person.

When used as adjectives, fashionable means characteristic of or influenced by a current popular trend or style, whereas trendy means of, or in accordance with the latest trend, fashion or hype.


check bellow for the other definitions of Fashionable and Trendy

  1. Fashionable as an adjective:

    Characteristic of or influenced by a current popular trend or style.

    Examples:

    "a fashionable dress; a fashionable man"

  2. Fashionable as an adjective:

    Established or favoured by custom or use; current; prevailing at a particular time.

    Examples:

    "the fashionable philosophy; fashionable opinions"

  3. Fashionable as an adjective (archaic):

    genteel; well-bred

    Examples:

    "fashionable society"

  1. Fashionable as a noun:

    A fashionable person; a fop

  1. Trendy as an adjective (slang):

    Of, or in accordance with the latest trend, fashion or hype.

    Examples:

    "I hate those trendy pre-wrinkled shirts."

  1. Trendy as a noun (informal):

    A trendy person.