mode

method, mode, manner, way, fashion, system mean the means taken or procedure followed in achieving an end.

method implies an orderly logical arrangement usually in steps.

mode implies an order or course followed by custom, tradition, or personal preference.

manner is close to mode but may imply a procedure or method that is individual or distinctive.

way is very general and may be used for any of the preceding words.

fashion may suggest a peculiar or characteristic way of doing something.

system suggests a fully developed or carefully formulated method often emphasizing rational orderliness.

fashion, style, mode, vogue, fad, rage, craze mean the usage accepted by those who want to be up-to-date.

fashion is the most general term and applies to any way of dressing, behaving, writing, or performing that is favored at any one time or place.

style often implies a distinctive fashion adopted by people of taste.

mode suggests the fashion of the moment among those anxious to appear elegant and sophisticated.

vogue stresses the wide acceptance of a fashion.

fad suggests caprice in taking up or in dropping a fashion.

rage and craze stress intense enthusiasm in adopting a fad.