à la mode — meaning in English

English meaning

• fashionable adj In keeping with current trends and considered stylish.
• genteel adj Polite, refined, and well-mannered, sometimes to an exaggerated or old-fashioned degree.
• in prep Contained by, inside, or within the limits of something — spatially, in time, or in a more abstract sense.
• trendy adj Fashionable; in keeping with the latest style or trend.

Senses

à la mode is used for these senses in English:

• genteel Stylish or elegant.
• in In fashion; popular.
• trendy (informal) Of, or in accordance with the latest trend, fashion or hype.

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