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(fæd)
Word forms: plural fads
countable noun
You use fad to refer to an activity or topic of interest that is very popular for a short time, but which people become bored with very quickly.
Hamnett does not believe environmental concern is a passing fad.
Synonyms: craze, fashion, trend, fancy More Synonyms of fad

fad in British English

(fæd)
noun informal
1. 
an intense but short-lived fashion; craze
2. 
a personal idiosyncrasy or whim
Derived forms
faddish (ˈfaddish)
adjective
faddishness (ˈfaddishness)
noun
faddism (ˈfaddism)
noun
faddist (ˈfaddist)
noun
Word origin
C19: of uncertain origin

FAD in British English

noun
biochemistry
flavin adenine dinucleotide: an ester of riboflavin with ADP that acts as the prosthetic group for many flavoproteins
See also FMN

fad in American English

(fæd)
noun
a custom, style, etc. that many people are interested in for a short time; passing fashion; craze
SIMILAR WORDS:  ˈfashion
Derived forms
faddy (ˈfaddy)
adjective
Word origin
19th c. < Brit Midland dial.

Examples of 'fad' in a sentence
fad

Nor does she have time for current fads.
Times, Sunday Times (2017)
It's a terrifying thought that the growing demand for it may be a passing fad.
Times, Sunday Times (2017)
Isn't a specific shade often linked to a passing fad?
Times, Sunday Times (2016)
Now that cinema has proved itself as more than just a passing fad, it works both ways.
The Sun (2016)
 Time cures most fads.
Times, Sunday Times (2016)
What fashion fads do men think are ridiculous?
The Sun (2013)
Using computers in preschool may turn out to be a passing fad.
Peter F. Drucker THE ESSENTIAL DRUCKER (2001)
The result is that it becomes an enormous fad that is bound to collapse.
Al Ries and Jack Trout THE 22 IMMUTABLE LAWS OF MARKETING (1993)
This is not a new fad either.
Times, Sunday Times (2014)
It is prone to fads and fashion.
Times, Sunday Times (2006)
Food experts are not all taken with the new fad.
Times, Sunday Times (2013)
Gap is a victim of the fickle fads of fashion.
Times, Sunday Times (2011)
There seems to be a new fad that requires people to remove their shoes when entering a home?
Times, Sunday Times (2006)
Instead they became a fashion fad.
Times, Sunday Times (2007)
This is not a passing fad.
Times, Sunday Times (2012)
Hopefully man leggings will be a similarly short-lived fad.
The Sun (2007)
In two years' time the fad will be over.
Times, Sunday Times (2012)
The current fad is to wear these long, hanging well below the waist.
Times, Sunday Times (2013)
At the same time, fads came and went.
Christianity Today (2000)
My only hope was that Nev would get over this current fad.
Times, Sunday Times (2014)
Tips include avoiding store cards and fashion fads, and not relying on parents for handouts.
Times, Sunday Times (2009)
FISH spas are just a fad and most people who try them simply want to experience a new sensation.
The Sun (2011)
It is important to explain the current fads in the business world, but you must also always stick to the basics of sound management.
Times, Sunday Times (2009)
Then the fad proved short-lived, as many traders suffered substantial losses when the internet bubble burst.
Times, Sunday Times (2006)
Then the fad proved short-lived, and traders suffered big losses when the bubble burst.
Times, Sunday Times (2007)
It may be the current fad, but fasting is also an age-old way of eating.
Times, Sunday Times (2013)
It was a short-lived fad the first time around, mainly because the ankles and feet were locked in place.
Times, Sunday Times (2014)

In other languages
fad

British English: fad NOUN
You use fad to refer to an activity or topic of interest that is very popular for a short time, but which people become bored with very quickly.
She does not believe environmental concern is a passing fad.
  • American English: fad
  • Brazilian Portuguese: modismo
  • Chinese: 一时的狂热
  • European Spanish: moda pasajera
  • French: engouement
  • German: Fimmel
  • Italian: mania
  • Japanese: 一時的流行
  • Korean: 일시적 유행
  • European Portuguese: modismo
  • Latin American Spanish: moda pasajera

Chinese translation of 'fad'

fad

(fæd)

n (c)

  1. (= craze) 时(時)尚 (shíshàng) (种(種), zhǒng)
(noun) 
Definition
an intense but short-lived fashion
He does not believe that environmental concern is a passing fad.
Synonyms
craze
a magazine article about the latest fitness craze
fashion
I used to wear bell-bottoms, as was the fashion.
trend
The record may well start a trend.
fancy
rage
the latest technological rage
mode
Their designs were exterminated by the mode for uncluttered space.
vogue
the new vogue for herbal medicines
whim
We decided, more or less on a whim, to sail to Morocco.
mania
They had a mania for travelling.
affectation

Additional synonyms

in the sense of fashion
Definition
style in clothes, hairstyles, behaviour, etc., that is popular at a particular time
I used to wear bell-bottoms, as was the fashion.
Synonyms
style,
look,
trend,
rage,
custom,
convention,
mode,
vogue,
usage,
craze,
fad,
latest style,
prevailing taste,
latest
in the sense of mania
Definition
an obsessional enthusiasm or liking
They had a mania for travelling.
Synonyms
obsession,
passion,
thing (informal),
desire,
rage,
enthusiasm,
craving,
preoccupation,
craze,
fad (informal),
fetish,
fixation,
partiality
in the sense of mode
Definition
a particular fashion or style
Their designs were exterminated by the mode for uncluttered space.
Synonyms
fashion,
style,
trend,
rage,
vogue,
look,
craze

Nearby words of
fad

  • factotum
  • factual
  • faculty
  • fad
  • faddy
  • fade
  • faded

Synonyms of 'fad'

fad

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