dandy
21dandy — [adj] fine, excellent capital, cool*, exemplary, famous, first class, first rate, fivestar*, fly*, glorious, grand, great, groovy*, hunky dory*, keen, marvelous, model, neat, nifty, paragon, peachy*, prime, splendid, sup rior, swell, terrific;… …
22dandy — ► NOUN (pl. dandies) ▪ a man unduly concerned with a stylish and fashionable appearance. ► ADJECTIVE (dandier, dandiest) informal, chiefly N. Amer. ▪ excellent. DERIVATIVES dandyish adjective. ORIGIN …
23Dandy — This article is about the persons. For other uses, see Dandy (disambiguation). Sporty Parisian dandies of the 1830s: a girdle helped one achieve this silhouette. The man on the left wears a frock coat, the man on the right wears a morning coat …
24Dandy — George Bryan Brummell, genannt Beau Brummell Der Begriff Dandy kam Mitte des 18. bis Anfang des 19. Jahrhunderts auf und bezeichnet nach Friedrich Kluges etymologischem Wörterbuch „junge Leute, die in auffälliger Bekleidung Kirche oder Jahrmarkt… …
25Dandy — Dandys parisiens des années 1830 Un dandy est un homme se voulant élégant et raffiné, se réclamant du dandysme, courant de mode et de société venant de l Angleterre de la fin du XVIIIe siècle, mais aussi d une affectation de l esprit et de l …
26dandy — (dan di) s. m. Homme recherché dans sa toilette et exagérant les modes jusqu au ridicule. • À l incroyable, au merveilleux, à l élégant, ces trois héritiers des petits maîtres, ont succédé le dandy, puis le lion, HONORÉ DE BALZAC dans le Dict.… …
27Dandy — Fant (veraltet); Beau; Adonis; Geck (veraltet); eitler Mann; Schönling; Stutzer; feiner Pinkel * * * Dan|dy 〈[dæ̣ndi] m. 6〉 Geck, Modenarr, Schönling [engl.] * * * …
28dandy — I UK [ˈdændɪ] / US noun [countable] Word forms dandy : singular dandy plural dandies old fashioned a man who cares a lot about his appearance and always wears fashionable clothes II UK [ˈdændɪ] / US adjective Word forms dandy : adjective dandy… …
29dandy — I. noun (plural dandies) Etymology: probably short for jack a dandy, from 1jack + a (of) + dandy (origin unknown) Date: circa 1780 1. a man who gives exaggerated attention to personal appearance 2. something excellent in its class • dandyish… …
30dandy — [[t]dæ̱ndi[/t]] dandies 1) N COUNT A dandy is a man who thinks a great deal about his appearance and always dresses in smart clothes. He was handsome and a dandy. 2) ADJ If you say that something is dandy, you mean it is good or just right. [AM,… …
