noun
dandy
A man notably concerned with stylish dress and appearance.
The dandy carefully adjusts his silk scarf.
Etymology
Dandy became a name for a man conspicuously devoted to fashionable dress. Its deeper origin is uncertain; later uses for something excellent grew from the association with a notably fine appearance.
More examples
- He dressed like a fashionable dandy.
- The portrait shows a young dandy in an elaborate coat.
- The novel mocked the dandy's obsession with appearance.
Forms
dandy · dandies · dandier · dandiest
dandyism noun — devotion to stylish dress and manners
Similar words
- fop
- Usually more openly mocking about excessive concern with dress.
- fashionista
- A contemporary fashion enthusiast of any gender.