Vogue

Part of speech: noun

Pronunciation: /vəʊɡ/

Definitions

1. A style or fashion that is currently popular among many people ; a state of being widely accepted, admired, or favored at a particular time
2. The trend or mode that is enjoying widespread popularity ; a condition where something is held in high regard or commonly preferred
3. A prevailing fashion or way of doing something that gains popularity ; the overall approval or endorsement something receives from the public or community

Etymology: Before it meant fashion, "vogue" was a nautical and physical word for motion. Its Old French ancestor "voguer" meant "to row, sway, or set sail," and it traces back to a Germanic root meaning to move or rock, the same root behind "way" and the German "Woge," meaning wave. A vogue was originally a course or a wave of success, something carried forward on the current. The word reached English in the 1500s, first attested in 1565, carrying that sense of a tide or rush of favour. The step to fashion came gradually: a thing that was "in vogue" was one that was being carried along on popular favour, riding the crest of the moment. The sense of "vogue" as a dance is a separate, much later development. It derives its name from Vogue magazine, the fashion publication, rather than the other way round.

Synonyms: fashion, trend, style, mode, fad

Antonyms: outdatedness, unfashionableness, obsolescence