dapperness
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7.5
- noun
- /ˈdæpərnəs/
:
elegancia
- At the wedding, his dapperness shone through as he confidently mingled with guests in his stylish attire.
Examples
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The president, despite his vapid expression and hoarse voice, projected a dapperness and buoyancy in his crisp blue suit moments before his image, at the violent push of the young woman's finger, swirled into a funnel of darkness, leaving the screen gray.
Fiction book (1993) -
His dapperness was evident in the sharply tailored suit and polished shoes he wore to the gala.
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She admired his dapperness, especially the way his tie perfectly matched his elegant shirt.
Synonyms
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4.8
A polite, stylish way of acting or dressing
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3.7
An attractive, stylish quality that many people admire
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3.9
A smooth, neat, and stylish appearance that looks well dressed
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4.1
A quality of being elegant, stylish, and showing good taste
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6.5
Being stylish and elegant in a simple way
Being smart and neat in the way you dress
A neat, smart appearance in the way a person dresses or a place is kept
A clean, stylish way of dressing
A style that seems elegant and upper class
A way of wearing clothes that is formal and stylish for special occasions
Antonyms
How Stylish
Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
Dapperness comes from dapper, an older word that once meant 'quick' or 'bold' in Dutch but in English it came to mean tidy and stylish. So dapperness is the quality of being 'neat', 'smart', and well dressed.