dapper C2+ Topic:Clothing & Appearance US /ˈdæpɚ/ UK /ˈdæpə/ See IPA manual Meanings 1 adj neat and trim in dress and appearance He looked remarkably dapper in his pressed grey suit. Thesaurus Synonyms 1 adj · neat and trim in dress and... smartsprucenattytrimstylishneat ↔ Opposites scruffyslovenlydowdyunkempt Word family Derived forms dapperlydapperness Etymology AI details From Middle English daper ('elegant, neat'), from Middle Dutch or Middle Low German dapper ('bold, sturdy, nimble'), from Proto-Germanic *dapraz ('heavy, stout'). dapper Middle Dutch *dapraz Proto-Germanic View etymology graph -> Topics Clothing & Appearance Word Formation & Derivatives External links Cambridge Dictionary Wiktionary Google Images # dapper **Type:** Word **Level:** C2+ **Part of speech:** adj **IPA (US):** /ˈdæpɚ/ **IPA (UK):** /ˈdæpə/ ## Meanings 1. neat and trim in dress and appearance ## Examples - He looked remarkably dapper in his pressed grey suit. ## Synonyms - smart - spruce - natty - trim - stylish - neat ## Antonyms - scruffy - slovenly - dowdy - unkempt ## Derived Forms - dapperly - dapperness ## Roots and Affixes - Root: dapper - Root: *dapraz ## Etymology From Middle English daper ('elegant, neat'), from Middle Dutch or Middle Low German dapper ('bold, sturdy, nimble'), from Proto-Germanic *dapraz ('heavy, stout'). ## AI Etymology Dapper is from Middle English daper ('elegant, neat'), from Middle Dutch or Middle Low German dapper ('bold, sturdy, nimble'), from Proto-Germanic *dapraz ('heavy, stout'). Important recorded forms include dapper (Middle Dutch) and *dapraz (Proto-Germanic). The current sense covers neat and trim in dress and appearance. The wider family includes derived forms such as dapperly and dapperness. ## Topics - Clothing & Appearance - Word Formation & Derivatives markdown