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[ dap-er ] / ˈdæp ər / SEE SYNONYMS FOR dapper ON THESAURUS.COM
adjectiveneat; trim; smart: He looked very dapper in his new suit. lively and brisk: to walk with a dapper step. small and active. Origin of dapper1400–50; late Middle English daper<Middle Dutch dapper nimble, stalwart; cognate with German tapfer brave SYNONYMS FOR dapper1 spruce, modish, jaunty, natty. SEE SYNONYMS FOR dapper ON THESAURUS.COM OTHER WORDS FROM dapperdap·per·ly, adverbdap·per·ness, nounun·dap·per, adjectiveWords nearby dapperDaphnephoria, Daphnia, Daphnis, Daphnis and Chloe, Da Ponte, dapper, dapple, dappled, dapple-gray, dapple-grey, Dapsang Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for dapperFor the dapper gent whose favorite accessory is a strong cocktail. The Daily Beast’s 2014 Holiday Gift Guide: For the Don Draper in Your Life|Allison McNearney|November 29, 2014|DAILY BEAST He captured a dapper looking student, Jeremy Marek, leaning against the side of his car. The All-American Photographer Takes on Detroit|Erin Cunningham|June 18, 2014|DAILY BEAST Clearly the dapper con men were not up to speed on all these recent developments. Vatican Hustle: Con Men No Longer Welcome in the Holy See|Tom Kington|March 31, 2014|DAILY BEAST Other themes are more character-based, such as the “Bowie, Cocteau, Visconti” section, in deference to dandies and dapper men. What Drives Fashion Designer Dries Van Noten|Sarah Moroz|March 4, 2014|DAILY BEAST
Petersen was a convener of people, known on multiple continents as a careful thinker, dynamic speaker, and dapper dresser. Alexandros Petersen, 1984-2014|Josh Rogin|January 22, 2014|DAILY BEAST Miss Edgeworth was shorter still, and carried herself very upright, with a dapper figure and quick movements. The Atlantic Monthly, Volume 16, No. 95, September 1865|Various The air stirred the leaves of the old Walnuts outside: the black-coated, dapper figure had not yet passed from under them. Lippincott's Magazine, Volume 11, No. 26, May, 1873|Various He soon picked himself up, for he is a dapper little chap, and became very blustering and abusive. Kenelm Chillingly, Complete|Edward Bulwer-Lytton He dropped the hand that had been lightly resting on her arm, and his dapper air of self-confidence wilted in abashment. Phœbe had expected her to be a large masculine woman, and was surprised at her dapper proportions and not ungraceful manner. Hopes and Fears|Charlotte M. Yonge
British Dictionary definitions for dapper
adjectiveneat and spruce in dress and bearing; trim small and nimble Derived forms of dapperdapperly, adverbdapperness, nounWord Origin for dapperC15: from Middle Dutch: active, nimble Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012 Words related to dapperrakish, stylish, dashing, spry, classy, brisk, chic, chichi, clean, dainty, jaunty, natty, nice, nifty, nimble, posh, prim, ritzy, sassy, sharp |