DANDY (dandier, dandiest)

Pronunciation (US):

• DANDY (noun)
  The noun DANDY has 2 senses:

1. a man who is much concerned with his dress and appearance
2. a sailing vessel with two masts; a small mizzen is aft of the rudderpost

  Familiarity information: DANDY used as a noun is rare.

• DANDY (adjective)
  The adjective DANDY has 1 sense:

1. very good

  Familiarity information: DANDY used as an adjective is very rare.

• DANDY (noun)

Meaning:

A man who is much concerned with his dress and appearance

Classified under:

Nouns denoting people

Synonyms:

gallant; fop; fashion plate; dandy; dude; clotheshorse; beau; sheik; swell

Hypernyms ("dandy" is a kind of...):

adult male; man (an adult person who is male (as opposed to a woman))

Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "dandy"):

cockscomb; coxcomb (a conceited dandy who is overly impressed by his own accomplishments)

macaroni (a British dandy in the 18th century who affected Continental mannerisms)

Instance hyponyms:

Beau Brummell; Brummell; George Bryan Brummell (English dandy who was a fashion leader during the Regency (1778-1840))

Meaning:

A sailing vessel with two masts; a small mizzen is aft of the rudderpost

Classified under:

Nouns denoting man-made objects

Synonyms:

dandy; yawl

Hypernyms ("dandy" is a kind of...):

sailing ship; sailing vessel (a vessel that is powered by the wind; often having several masts)

• DANDY (adjective)

Meaning:

Very good

Synonyms:

nifty; not bad; peachy; slap-up; smashing; groovy; dandy; cracking; corking; bully; bang-up; swell; keen; great; neat

Context examples:

he did a bully job / a neat sports car / had a great time at the party / you look simply smashing

Similar:

good (having desirable or positive qualities especially those suitable for a thing specified)

Domain usage:

colloquialism (a colloquial expression; characteristic of spoken or written communication that seeks to imitate informal speech)