What does trendiness mean?
Trendiness names the quality of being fashionable, contemporary, or closely tied to the latest cultural, stylistic, or commercial trends. The word is especially common in writing about fashion, entertainment, advertising, social media, and consumer behavior. It can be used neutrally when describing the appeal of something new, but it often carries a mildly critical or ironic undertone, implying that a person or thing follows trends conspicuously, follows them too quickly, or treats them as more important than they deserve. For example, calling a design trendiness sounds less approving than calling it innovative or fashionable. Trendiness is normally an uncountable noun and is closely related to the adjective trendy. Together, the two words allow speakers to distinguish the general quality of following trends from a particular person, product, or style that is fashionable at a given moment.
nounTrendiness is the quality of being fashionable, contemporary, or closely associated with the latest trends, especially in style, culture, or consumer behavior. It can be neutral, but it often carries the implication of following trends conspicuously or uncritically.
- The quality or condition of being fashionable or following the latest trends.
"The trendiness of the restaurant's minimalist design and social-media-friendly menu was impossible to miss."
"The trendiness of the new restaurant concept was evident in its minimalist décor and viral social-media menu."
"Critics dismissed the collection as pure trendiness, arguing that its appeal would fade quickly."
Rare; trendiness is normally used as an uncountable noun.
"The study compares the trendinesses of several short-lived media phenomena."
From 'trend' to 'trendy' to 'trendiness,' English has turned following fashion into something it can also quietly judge.
Reviewed by Deb Chak, Editor. AI-assisted content curated by RJS Tech Solutions LLP.
Where does trendiness come from?
Trendiness was formed in English by adding the suffix “-iness” to the adjective “trendy.” “Trendy” itself was created by adding “-y” to the older noun “trend,” a word meaning a general direction or prevailing course of change. The wider family also includes “trender” and “trendsetter,” both of which were formed from “trend” and reflect its associations with current taste and influence.
How trendiness is actually used
Trendiness is used in both British and American English. It is often informal to mildly critical and may suggest conspicuous, excessive, or short-lived attachment to passing fashions, although it can also be used neutrally in discussions of fashion, media, and popular culture.
Easily confused with trendiness
Trendiness is the noun referring to the quality or phenomenon of following what is fashionable, while trendy is the adjective describing a person or thing associated with current trends.
A trend is a prevailing pattern or direction of change, whereas trendiness is the quality of being driven by or closely associated with such patterns.