dapper
- adjective
- /ˈdæpər/
- He looked very dapper in his tailored suit and polished shoes.
- a dapper man
You are a uniquely fashionable and dapper man.
- You are a uniquely fashionable and dapper man.
- And this is the result of the Bidens being referred to and put on magazines about how dapper Biden is.
Examples
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Mr. Mystery was in his seventies: dapper, with close-cropped silvery hair and refined features.
Fiction book (1995) -
Frank D. was a short, dapper man, bald, with taffy-colored skin.
Fiction book (2001) -
Look at you, looking all dapper.
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You boys are looking exceptionally dapper.
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Joe Gould, still looking dapper, I see.
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I marveled at how dapper my old man was.
Fiction book (2000) -
The door opened, and Joe Steps sat there, dapper as a bridegroom in his suit and tie.
Fiction book (1995) -
The Reverend Daniel Alter, dapper and gray-haired, arrived exactly on time.
Fiction book (2002) -
Dr. Schultz, don't be so down on yourself, you are quite a dapper European gentleman.
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I'm a pretty dapper guy on the job, a Manhattan dandy in tailor-made suits.
Fiction book (1997)
Synonyms
Having an attractive, stylish look that shows good taste
Being elegant and stylish and showing good taste
Looks neat, clean, and fashionable
Clothes or rooms that look fashionable and attractive
Elegant and fashionable in a simple, modern way
Having a neat, stylish appearance from careful grooming
Confident and charming in a smooth, polite way, often about a man
Stylish and neat in appearance, often because of clothes or hair
Neat and stylish in appearance
Having a neat, smart look and tidy clothes
Lively and cheerful in a confident, stylish way
Neat and tidy in appearance with clean clothes and neat hair
A person, especially a man, who is confident, stylish, and charming in a relaxed way
Dressed in a neat and stylish way
Attractive and stylish in a confident, lively way
Looking neat and stylish
Neat and clean in appearance because someone cares for it
Wearing stylish, elegant clothes
Having a fashionable, attractive look, like new clothes or a neat room
Antonyms
How Stylish
Surface Forms
Etymology
The word dapper comes from a Dutch and German word dapper that meant 'brave' or 'active'. Over time the idea of a confident, lively man showing in his clothes made dapper come to mean 'neat and stylish'.