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trendsetting

trendsetting

1 5.8
Starting a new style or idea and making others copy it
  • adjective
  • /ˈtrɛndˌsɛtɪŋ/
translation icon : marcador de tendencias
  • Fashion designers often strive to create trendsetting collections that influence the styles of future seasons.

Examples

  • Her trendsetting fashion choices consistently set the tone for what is popular among young people.

  • The new technology introduced by the startup is trendsetting, inspiring many competitors to rethink their approach.

  • She gained a reputation as a trendsetting artist, always ahead of her time.

  • The restaurant is known for its trendsetting cuisine that challenges traditional tastes.

  • Their trendsetting designs have inspired a new movement in streetwear fashion.

  • Her trendsetting designs are highly sought after.

  • The trendsetting styles of the 90s are making a comeback.

Synonyms

trend-setting
vstrendsetting
1 5.1

A person or thing that starts a new style others copy

is written without a hyphen in modern usage

How Trendsetting

trailblazing
1 5.6
trendsetting
1 5.8
fashionable
85 2.6
conventional
175 2.8

Surface Forms

trendsetting positive

Morphology

trendsetting = trend + setting (transparent) = trend + set + ing

Clear compound of 'trend' + 'setting' (the act of setting), so the adjective meaning 'initiating or popularizing trends' is directly derived.

Etymology

Trendsetting combines trend ('a new popular direction or style') and setting ('starting or putting something in place'), so it gives the picture of someone who starts a new look or idea that others follow. So, to be trendsetting is to begin or popularize a new fashion, style, or way of thinking.