Question

Choose the option which best expresses the meaning of the given word.
FAD
A) Charity
B) Weakness
C) Fashion
D) Folly

Answer 1

Hint: Synonyms are the words that have the same or similar meaning and to avoid repetition synonyms are used. For example: the synonym of beautiful is pretty and adorable.

Complete answer:
Let us individually analyse the answer to figure out the correct one
The meaning of fad is ‘an intense and widely shared enthusiasm for something, especially one that is short-lived; a craze or vogue or trend or fashion or mode’. And we must find the correct answer from the options given whose meaning is the same as of fad.
Option A) Charity - is an incorrect answer because the meaning of charity is ‘an organization set up to provide help and raise money for those in need or aid or welfare or relief or funding’ and this is not the synonym of fad because their meanings are not the same. Thus, this is an incorrect answer.
Option B) Weakness - is an incorrect answer because the meaning of weakness is ‘the state or condition of being weak or fragility’ and this is not the synonym of fad because their meanings are not the same. Thus, this is an incorrect answer.
Option C) Fashion - is the correct answer because the meaning of fashion is ‘a popular or the latest style of clothing, hair, decoration, or behaviour or fad or mode or fancy’ and this is the synonym of the word fad and they can be used in place of each other because they have similar meaning. Thus, this is the correct answer.
Option D) Folly - is an incorrect answer because the meaning of folly is ‘lack of good sense; foolishness’ and this is not the synonym of fad because their meanings are not the same. Thus, this is an incorrect answer.

Hence, the correct answer is option ‘C’.

Note:Synonyms are the words that have the same or similar meaning i.e. synonym of fad is fashion, and antonym are the words that are opposite in meaning and the antonym of fad is hate or dullness or dislike. Thus, Option C is the correct answer as the question is all about telling the same or similar meaning of the word fad and other options are wrong.