†(a) Elegance, attractiveness. Obsolete. (b) The quality or state of being in vogue or in conformity with fashion.

The quality of being à la mode; fashionableness, modishness.

The quality or fact of being modish; conformity to the prevailing fashion; advocacy or pursuit of what is fashionable.

The quality of being à la mode; fashionableness, modishness.

Used absol. for: Fashionable air, appearance, deportment, etc. Also, more generally, attractive or impressive quality; originality.

= fashionableness, n.

Well-informed, aware; in the know, shrewd. to be hep to: to be wise to, to be aware of. to put a person hep to: to make someone wise to…

The condition or quality of being hip (in either sense of the adjective); (now chiefly) stylish sophistication, coolness.

colloquial (originally U.S.). The quality or condition of being cool (cool, adj. 8); stylishness; general admirableness.

The quality or condition of being hip (hip, adj. 2); fashionable sophistication.

colloquial (originally U.S.). The quality or condition of being cool (cool, adj. 8); hipness, stylishness.

The state or condition of being hip (hip, adj. 2). Also (and in earliest use): the world of hip people; hip people considered collectively.

With reference to music or its performance: the quality of being funky; the fact of being in a funk style. Also: unconventional or quirky…