What does "fedora" mean?
A felt hat with a fairly low, creased crown with a brim that can be turned up or down.
Fedora
/fəˈdɔɹə/ noun
noun ·Rare ·Advanced level
Meaning at a glance
- Primary sense: A felt hat with a fairly low, creased crown with a brim that can be turned up or down.
- Grammar: fedora is listed as noun.
- Nearest alternatives: felt hat, hat, homburg, linux distribution.
- Useful contrasts: bare head, boaters, closed source OS.
- Usage evidence: I wish the fedora would come back in style.
How to use "fedora"
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Definitions
Noun
- 1 A felt hat with a fairly low, creased crown with a brim that can be turned up or down.
"Another friend was present while I was there, veteran criminal defense attorney William J. Brennan, jealously guarding an SUV full of memorabilia he’d purchased, including a Rizzo fedora and walking stick, the former of which he told me he hoped Rizzo was wearing during the famous “crumb bum” exchange with television reporter Stan Bohrman."
- 2 a hat made of felt with a creased crown wordnet
Synonyms
All synonymsExample
"I wish the fedora would come back in style."
Common questions
What is a synonym for "fedora"?
Common synonyms include: felt hat, hat, homburg, linux distribution, open source os, stetson.
How do you use "fedora" in a sentence?
I wish the fedora would come back in style.
How do you pronounce "fedora"?
Pronounced /fəˈdɔɹə/.
Etymology
From a 19th-century play by Victorien Sardou titled Fédora. The heroine, Fédora Romazov, wore a center-creased, soft brimmed hat. The name comes from the Russian Федо́ра (Fedóra), feminine form of Фёдор (Fjódor), from Ancient Greek Θεόδωρος (Theódōros, “gift of god”), derived from θεός (theós, “god”) and δῶρον (dôron, “gift”).