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dandyism

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dan·dy  (dnd)
n. pl. dan·dies
1. A man who affects extreme elegance in clothes and manners; a fop.
2. Something very good or agreeable.
3. Nautical See yawl.
adj. dan·di·er, dan·di·est
1. Suggestive of or attired like a dandy; foppish.
2. Fine; good.
[Perhaps short for jack-a-dandy, fop.]
dandi·ly adv.
dandy·ish adj.
dandy·ish·ly adv.
dandy·ism n.
dandyism
excessive concern with matters of dress; foppishness. — dandy, n.
See also: Attitudes
excessive concern with matters of dress; foppishness. — dandy, n.
See also: Fads
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Noun1.dandyism - the manner and dress of a fop or dandy
foppishness
personal manner, manner - a way of acting or behaving


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But is there dandyism in the brilliant and distinguished circle notwithstanding, dandyism of a more mischievous sort, that has got below the surface and is doing less harmless things than jack- towelling itself and stopping its own digestion, to which no rational person need particularly object?
Bleak House by Dickens, Charles View in context
There was the same handsome unpleasantness of mien, but now he wore neatly trimmed, old-fashioned whiskers, the sable moustache having disappeared; and his dress was half-clerical, a modification which had changed his expression sufficiently to abstract the dandyism from his features, and to hinder for a second her belief in his identity.
Tess of the d'Urbervilles - A Pure Woman by Hardy, Thomas View in context
Gentlemen,' said the man in blue, with an air of the most consummate dandyism, 'I'll give you the ladies; come.
The Posthumous Papers Of The Pickwick Club by Dickens, Charles View in context
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