dashing

C2+ Topic:Describing Qualities

US /ˈdæʃɪŋ/ UK /ˈdæʃɪŋ/ See IPA manual

Meanings

1

adj
strikingly elegant, spirited, and attractive

He cut a dashing figure in his tailored uniform.

Thesaurus

Synonyms

1 adj · strikingly elegant,... debonair stylish gallant spirited elegant jaunty flamboyant suave

Opposites

dowdy drab unstylish shabby

Word family

Derived forms dashingly

Related forms dash

Etymology

Present participle of the verb dash, from Middle English daschen ('to strike, hurl'), probably of Scandinavian origin. The sense 'lively, showy, elegant' developed in the 18th century from the notion of acting with vigorous flair.

daschen Middle English

View etymology graph ->

Topics

Describing Qualities Word Formation & Derivatives

External links

# dashing

**Type:** Word
**Level:** C2+
**Part of speech:** adj
**IPA (US):** /ˈdæʃɪŋ/
**IPA (UK):** /ˈdæʃɪŋ/

## Meanings
1. strikingly elegant, spirited, and attractive

## Examples
- He cut a dashing figure in his tailored uniform.

## Synonyms
- debonair
- stylish
- gallant
- spirited
- elegant
- jaunty
- flamboyant
- suave

## Antonyms
- dowdy
- drab
- unstylish
- shabby

## Derived Forms
- dashingly

## Related Forms
- dash

## Roots and Affixes
- Root: daschen

## Etymology
Present participle of the verb dash, from Middle English daschen ('to strike, hurl'), probably of Scandinavian origin. The sense 'lively, showy, elegant' developed in the 18th century from the notion of acting with vigorous flair.

## AI Etymology
Dashing is the present participle of the verb dash, from Middle English daschen ('to strike, hurl'), probably of Scandinavian origin. The sense 'lively, showy, elegant' developed in the 18th century from the notion of acting with vigorous flair. The immediate etymological form is Middle English daschen. In present use as an adjective, it means "strikingly elegant, spirited, and attractive", keeping the historical formation close to the word's ordinary semantic work. Related words include dash; derived forms include dashingly.

## Topics
- Describing Qualities
- Word Formation & Derivatives

markdown