Fad

Noun

 * 1) A phenomenon that becomes popular for a very short time.

Adjectives for Fad
commendable; expensive; dietary; crazy; innocent; passing.

Verbs for Fad
addict to —; adopt —; advocate —; anni¬hilate —; attribute — to; conceive —; con¬demn —; criticize —; cultivate —; deter —; dispose to —; frown on —; gibe at —; in¬dulge in —; nourish —; produce —; pursue —; ridicule —; start —; warn against —; — exaggerates; — passes; — seizes; — spreads; — sprouts.

Thesaurus
best seller, big hit, boutade, brainstorm, brilliant success, capriccio, caprice, chic, conceit, crank, craze, crazy idea, crotchet, cry, faddiness, faddishness, faddism, faddist, fancy, fantastic notion, fantasy, flimflam, fool notion, freak, freakish inspiration, furore, gas, gasser, great success, harebrained idea, hit, humor, killing, kink, maggot, megrim, meteoric success, mode, momentary success, notion, novelty, passing fancy, quirk, rage, resounding triumph, riot, roaring success, sensation, smash, smash hit, style, toy, triumph, vagary, vogue, whim, whim-wham, whimsy, wow, wrinkle

Pronunciation
American, {{SAMPA|[f{d]}}

Translations

 * Finnish: muotihullutus, villitys,
 * Norwegian: trend
 * Polish: moda


 * Portuguese:
 * Russian: причуда
 * Swedish: fluga

Anagrams

 * daf, DAF
 * DFA, D.F.A.
 * FDA

Etymology 1
From fade:, from  *fatidus, a blend of  fatuus: and vapidus:.

Adjective

 * 1) (taste) insipid, bland, slightly nauseating
 * 2)  flat, insipid, vapid

Etymology 2
From fat:.

Noun

 * 1) bassin, bowl, dish
 * 2) barrel, cask, vat

Noun

 * 1) length

Related terms

 * fada

Noun

 * 1) length
 * 2) distance
 * 3) duration

Determiner

 * 1) all, whole
 * A bheil sibh fad an latha ann? - Have you been there all the day?