dandyism

/'dændiizm/

Thân thiện

A gentleman displays his dandyism with a perfectly tailored suit and polished cane.

Definition

Noun: - The manner and dress of a fop or dandy: A style or practice characterized by an excessive concern for fashion and elegance in one's appearance and manners. It implies a studied refinement and attention to sartorial detail that is often ostentatious.

Usage Examples

• Noun:
  • His impeccable suits and polished shoes were a clear display of dandyism.
  • The 18th-century court was known for its culture of extravagant dandyism.
  • She criticized his dandyism, seeing it as vanity rather than true style.

Advanced Usage

• As a cultural or historical concept: The term can refer to a specific social phenomenon, particularly in 19th-century Britain, where "dandyism" represented a philosophy of life centered on aesthetic refinement, leisure, and the cultivation of a distinctive personal style as a form of art and rebellion against bourgeois norms.
  • The essays explored dandyism as a form of non-conformist self-expression in Regency England.

Variants and Related Words

• Dandy (n): A man who is excessively concerned with his clothes and appearance; a fop.
  • He was considered the quintessential dandy of his time.
• Foppish (adj): Of or like a fop; excessively concerned with clothes and elegance in a way that seems silly.
  • He was criticized for his foppish mannerisms.

Synonyms

• Foppery: Foolish attention to or affectation of elegance in dress or manner.
• Beauism (archaic): The characteristics or style of a beau (a fashionable young man).
• Exquisite-ness: The quality of being extremely beautiful, delicate, or refined, especially in an affected way.

Related Idioms

• To be a slave to fashion: To be excessively concerned with following the latest trends, a concept closely related to dandyism.
  • His dandyism meant he was often a slave to fashion.

Học thuật

Noun

1. the manner and dress of a fop or dandy

Từ đồng nghĩa

• foppishness