au courant

adjective

au cou·​rant ˌō-ku̇-ˈräⁿ 

1

a

: fully informed : up-to-date

trying to stay au courant

b

: fashionable, stylish

au courant outfits

2

: fully familiar : conversant

Synonyms

• cool [slang]
• def [slang]
• downtown
• groovy
• hep
• hip
• in
• mod
• now
• trendy
• turned-on
• with-it

Examples of au courant in a Sentence

I try to stay au courant with the latest developments in the industry.

au courant filmgoers have dismissed Hollywood's latest effects-laden actioner as so last year

Recent Examples on the Web

Back in 2018, Hale County served as a gentle rebuke to the totalizing, omniscient approach of so many au courant and supposedly objective longitudinal documentaries, movies shot over years that purported to examine and explain the lives of marginalized people. —Bilge Ebiri, Vulture, 27 Sep. 2024

Then, of course, there are seasonal trends to give any fall outfit au courant appeal. —Laura Lajiness Kaupke, Vogue, 1 Oct. 2024

Hidden securely behind gates, on a corner parcel spanning almost three-quarter acres, the au courant spread was completed in 2020. —Wendy Bowman, Robb Report, 8 Mar. 2024

But can Soderbergh solve the great problem of American cinema itself — namely, the sense that the audience for independent movies, limited and self-selecting to begin with, has dwindled to nothingness in the wake of flashier, more technologically au courant entertainment alternatives? —Justin Chang, Los Angeles Times, 21 Jan. 2024

Word History

Etymology

French, literally, in the current

First Known Use

1762, in the meaning defined at sense 1a