dapper

C2+ Topic:Describing Qualities

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... smart spruce natty trim stylish neat

Opposites

scruffyslovenly dowdy unkempt

Word family

Derived forms dapperlydapperness

Etymology

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

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Topics

Describing Qualities Word Formation & Derivatives

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# 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
- Describing Qualities
- Word Formation & Derivatives

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