faddishness
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- noun
- /ˈfædɪʃnəs/
- Taki Seiichi, however, considered this new interest among European collectors in Chinese painting simply faddishness, and in a 1911 Kokka editorial, he mocked what he called a "Chinese picture mania."
Examples
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There was a certain faddishness about them at first, as well as a great deal of hype and even some concern that the whole segment could implode.
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Of course, the essential faddishness of most academic disciplines has contributed to the ascendancy of rational choice.
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An essential mark of O'Hara's braggadocio had been his defiance of faddishness.
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In the end, the whole idea of La Défense is a monument to the power of faddishness.
Blog text (30) -
Finally, the amount of jargon, ideology, faddishness, and overspecialization in academic writing should decrease, as good work without such characteristics came to be encouraged and recognized.
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The faddishness of certain fashion trends means they quickly fall out of style.
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Critics pointed out the faddishness of the popularity surrounding the new diet program.
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In the world of technology, faddishness can lead to quick obsolescence of products.
Synonyms
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Being fashionable and following the latest trends
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Foolish or excessive concern with clothes and how you look
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A habit of following popular trends that do not last
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A quality of being in style and following the latest fashions
Antonyms
How Trendy
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- Informal
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Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
Faddishness comes from the small word fad, which means a sudden, short fashion or craze, plus the endings -ish 'like' and -ness 'state of'. A helpful way to remember it is to think that something 'faddish' is like a fad — popular only for a short time, so faddishness is the quality of being fashionable for just a short period.