In contrast to his "not bad looks but seems a bit of a dandy" appearance, he didn't have a girlfriend and he wasn't particularly fast with the ladies.
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Dandy
/ˈdæn.di/
Synonyms for "dandy" (238 found)
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Closest matches (48)
Noun(21 words)
beaufopdudefashion platefashionablegallantswellaestheteaesthetesbarbermongerbeausbeautbladebloodbrummelbuckcarpet knightcavalierclothes horseclotheshorse
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Strong matches (71)
corkingcoxcombcoxcombicalcrackerjackdaisydandifieddarbdebdebutantedeliciousdillydivinedreamdreamyduckydudeexquisitefabfamousfashion plate
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fashionablefinefine and dandyfine gentlemanfirst ratefirst-classfirst-ratefirst-stringfopfoppishfribblegallantgalleongeargloriousgrandgreatgroovyheavyhoneyhothumdingerhunky doryhunky-dory
Related words (119)
jack-a-dandyjackanapesjam-upjunkjust dandykeenkiller dillerkiller-dillerknockoutlady killerlady-killerlitterlollapaloosalounge lizardlulumacaroniman of the worldman-about-townmarvelousmarvy
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mashermeanmondainmondaineneatniftynobbyokokayout of sightout of this worldpeachpeachypeachy-keenpippippinpopinjayprimepuppyrakerakishrippingrumsailing vesselscrumptioussensationalslap-upsmashingsocialitesolidsomething elsesparkspectacularspiffingspiffysplendidsportstunningsubdebsubdebutantesuperiorsweetheartswellswingertaste makertaste-makerterrificthe nutstone-settertoughtrend settertrend-settervesselwhizwizardyacht
Noun(34 words)
jack-a-dandyjemmy-jessamyjetterlulumacaronimacaronismagazinemashermetrosexualmignonperiodicalpetit maîtrepopinjaypopinjayspretty boyprigpublicationpuss-gentlemansarcastic exclamationsheik
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More general
17 entriesadult maleappearanceentityexclamationfashioninterjectionmanobjectperiodicalpersonpropertypublicationqualitysailing shipsailing vesselsocial type
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16 entriesBritish comicboy magazinebravocouture devoteedapperdapper dresserdry humorfashion plategreat ideahoorayoutstandingsnazzysplendid inventionstellar examplesuperlativeyay
Collocations
15 entriesclothes horsedandy attiredandy dressdandy exclamationdandy expressiondandy fashiondandy lookdandy outfitdandy remarkdandy styledandy suitdandy termdandy usagedapper dresserfashion plate
Inflections
3 entriesDerivations
6 entriessimilar
1 entriesSample sentences
23 total sentences available.
In the style of conceited people, he lards his sentences with ill-digested English words. A kind of failed dandy, deprived of class.
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He's a dandy.
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Candy is dandy, but liquor is quicker.
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