Definition of
Vogue
- (noun, cognition) the popular taste at a given time
he followed current trends
the 1920s had a style of their own - (noun, state) a current state of general acceptance and use
- (noun, cognition) the popular taste at a given time
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Alternate forms of Vogue
Hyponyms: bandwagon, fashion, new look
Hypernyms: acceptance, appreciation, discernment, perceptiveness, taste
Origin of the word Vogue
- 1571, the vogue, "leading place in popularity, greatest success or acceptance," from M.Fr. vogue "fashion, success, drift, swaying motion (of a boat)" lit. "a rowing," from O.Fr. voguer "to row, sway, set sail," probably from O.Low Ger. *wogon, variant of wagon "float, fluctuate," lit. "to balance oneself" (see weigh). Apparently the notion is… more
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