dapper

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dapper

A dapper gentleman tips his hat on a city street.

Definition

Adjective: 1. Neat and trim in dress and appearance: Describes someone, typically a man, who is stylishly and meticulously dressed, often in a way that suggests liveliness and smartness. 2. Lively and brisk in manner: Can describe a person's energetic and alert demeanor.

Usage Examples
  • Describing appearance:
    • He arrived at the party looking very dapper in his tailored suit and polished shoes.
    • The gentleman was always dapper, with a perfectly knotted tie and a fresh boutonniere.
  • Describing manner:
    • Despite his age, he had a dapper and energetic walk.
Advanced Usage
  • The word often carries a connotation of being not just well-dressed but also charmingly neat, spry, and alert. It is most commonly applied to men.
  • "Dapper Dan": An informal term for a man who is always impeccably dressed.
Variants and Related Words
  • Dapperly (adverb): In a dapper manner.
    • He was dapperly attired for the occasion.
  • Dapperness (noun): The quality of being dapper.
Synonyms
  • Spruce: Neat and smart in appearance.
  • Debonair: Confidently stylish and charming.
  • Natty: Fashionably smart and trim.
  • Jaunty: Having a lively, cheerful, and self-confident manner, often reflected in appearance.
  • Trim: Neat and smart in appearance due to careful attention.
Antonyms
  • Sloppy: Careless and unsystematic; untidy in appearance.
  • Unkempt: Having an untidy or disheveled appearance.
  • Dowdy: Unfashionable and dull in appearance.
dapper

A dapper gentleman tips his hat on a city street.

Adjective
  1. marked by up-to-dateness in dress and manners
    • a dapper young man
    • a jaunty red hat

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