to dandify
- verb
- /ˈdændɪfaɪ/
- Archaic
:
elegantizar
- To impress his friends, Jake decided to dandify his usual casual attire with a tailored suit and a trendy tie.
Examples
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He's no more than a dandified vulture.
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Van has a strong element of dandified class-consciousness mingling with his pride at being "very much a man of the world."
Academic text (2011) -
Dandified.
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Its dandified manners serve to mask real human nature, but they are at the same time vehicles through which the worst traits of human nature can manifest themselves.
Academic text (2014) -
He prefers the dandified look, right down to pointed patent leather shoes that are uncomfortable at times.
Blog text (20) -
Too dandified to ride in the rain on his horse like regular folk, so he had to hire Murphy's hearse. Emma saw that if she was going to have any hope at all of keeping her china intact, she had better act, posthaste.
Fiction book (2002) -
He looks great—a man of action, not dandified at all by the snappy attire.
Fiction book (1990) -
"The soccer scores are coming in from the capital... one must pretend an interest," drawled the dandified Commandante, safe in the pages of my book; and as another rock star said to me, "YOU sit on your ass writing—
Blog text (14) -
He prefers to dandify his outfits with bright colors and stylish accessories to stand out at social events.
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Before the gala, she took time to dandify herself with an elegant dress and sparkling jewelry.
Synonyms
12
2.9
Make something look better than it really is
8
7.2
To get ready by fixing your clothes, hair, or makeup carefully
5
8.6
To dress or decorate in a fancy way to look nicer
4
6.9
To make something look showy to attract attention
1
7.4
To make something like a car or outfit look very fancy by adding bright decorations
1
8.1
To dress or act in a very showy way to attract attention
1
8.9
To make something or someone look bright and showy to attract attention
1
6.2
To wear very attractive clothes to impress people
1
6.3
Make something seem more attractive than it really is
1
8.1
To dress something in showy clothes or decorations
To dress carefully to look fancy
To make a person or thing look fancy, often in a showy way
To make someone or something look fancier to impress people
To put on special clothes to look nice for an event
To put on special clothes to look attractive for an event
To put on fancy clothes to look good
To dress in special clothes to look attractive
Dress yourself or others in fancy clothes to look impressive
Dress someone or something in special clothes and decorations
Make something look more attractive by adding decorations
Make something look more stylish and attractive
To dress or decorate in a very bright way to get attention
Dress yourself in bright, showy clothes or jewelry to attract attention
Antonyms
How Fashionable
8
4.6
- Archaic
- Informal
13
3.8
∞
1.0
40
2.3
42
1.0
Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
The word dandify comes from dandy, a word for a man who loves fine clothes and showy style, plus the ending -ify, as in beautify, meaning 'make' or 'become'. So, to dandify someone is to 'make' them look like a dandy, dressing them in very fashionable or showy clothes.