dandy

See also: Dandy

English

Etymology

Borrowed from Scots dandy (“a fop; one who is well-dressed”). Of uncertain origin.

Possibly from Dandy, a diminutive of Andrew, yet the Scots word is used also in reference to women. Alternatively, possibly a back-formation of Scots dandilly, dandillie (“one who is spoiled or pampered; a "pet"”). Compare English dandle and dander.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈdændi/
  • Rhymes: -ændi

Adjective

dandy (comparative dandier, superlative dandiest)

  1. Like a dandy, foppish.
    • 1851, Herman Melville, Moby Dick, Chapter 6:
      No town-bred dandy will compare with a country-bred one—I mean a downright bumpkin dandy ...
  2. Very good; better than expected but not as good as could be.
    That's all fine and dandy, but how much does it cost?
  3. Excellent; first-rate.
    What a dandy little laptop you have.
    • 1924, Boys' Life (page 27)
      Grip Sures are dandy shoes for anything that comes along. Hiking, climbing, canoeing, around camp or in the gym — you can't have anything better.

Synonyms

  • (like a dandy): For semantic relationships of this sense, see foppish in the Thesaurus.
  • (limited good): all very well, well and good
  • (excellent): For semantic relationships of this sense, see excellent in the Thesaurus.

Translations

Noun

dandy (plural dandies)

  1. A man very concerned about his clothes and his appearance.
  2. (Britain, nautical) A yawl, or a small after-sail on a yawl.
  3. A dandy roller.

Synonyms

  • (man concerned with appearance): For semantic relationships of this sense, see dandy in the Thesaurus.

Derived terms

Translations

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See also

Finnish

Etymology

Borrowed from English dandy.

Noun

dandy

  1. dandy

Declension

Inflection of dandy (Kotus type 1/valo, no gradation)
nominative dandy dandyt
genitive dandyn dandyjen
partitive dandyä dandyjä
illative dandyyn dandyihin
singular plural
nominative dandy dandyt
accusative nom. dandy dandyt
gen. dandyn
genitive dandyn dandyjen
partitive dandyä dandyjä
inessive dandyssä dandyissä
elative dandystä dandyistä
illative dandyyn dandyihin
adessive dandyllä dandyillä
ablative dandyltä dandyiltä
allative dandylle dandyille
essive dandynä dandyinä
translative dandyksi dandyiksi
instructive — dandyin
abessive dandyttä dandyittä
comitative — dandyineen

Spanish

Alternative forms

Etymology

Borrowed from English dandy.

Noun

dandy m (plural dandys)

  1. dandy
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