dandy C2+ Topic:Clothing & Appearance US /ˈdændi/ UK /ˈdændi/ See IPA manual Meanings 1 noun a man overly concerned with elegant dress; excellent He dressed like a dandy in a velvet coat and silk cravat. Thesaurus Synonyms 1 noun · a man overly concerned with... fopbeaucoxcombdudeswell ↔ Opposites slobfrump Word family Derived forms dandyishdandyismdandify Etymology AI details Of uncertain origin (late 18th century), possibly a shortening of 'jack-a-dandy' or a pet form of the name Andrew; the adjective sense 'excellent' is later American. Topics Clothing & Appearance Word Formation & Derivatives External links Cambridge Dictionary Wiktionary Google Images # dandy **Type:** Word **Level:** C2+ **Part of speech:** noun **IPA (US):** /ˈdændi/ **IPA (UK):** /ˈdændi/ ## Meanings 1. a man overly concerned with elegant dress; excellent ## Examples - He dressed like a dandy in a velvet coat and silk cravat. ## Synonyms - fop - beau - coxcomb - dude - swell ## Antonyms - slob - frump ## Derived Forms - dandyish - dandyism - dandify ## Etymology Of uncertain origin (late 18th century), possibly a shortening of 'jack-a-dandy' or a pet form of the name Andrew; the adjective sense 'excellent' is later American. ## AI Etymology Dandy is of uncertain origin (late 18th century), possibly a shortening of 'jack-a-dandy' or a pet form of the name Andrew; the adjective sense 'excellent' is later American. The later sense follows a semantic development already present in the word's history. In modern use it means a man overly concerned with elegant dress; excellent. Derived formations include dandyish, dandyism, dandify. ## Topics - Clothing & Appearance - Word Formation & Derivatives markdown