Dandy

Quick meaning: Dandy is a noun meaning Something excellent in its class.

Meaning

Something excellent in its class.

More Meanings

1. (British, nautical) A yawl, or a small after-sail on a yawl.
2. A dandy roller.
3. (UK, Ireland, slang, archaic) A small glass of whisky.
4. (rail transport, historical) A horse-drawn railway carriage used on some branch lines.
5. Like a dandy, foppish.
6. Very good; better than expected but not as good as could be.
7. A man very concerned about his physical appearance, refined language, and leisurely hobbies, pursued with the appearance of nonchalance in a cult of self.

Example Sentences

What a dandy little laptop you have.

That's all fine and dandy, but how much does it cost?

“Gerald Croft is an attractive chap about thirty, rather too manly to be a dandy but very much the easy well-bred young man-about-town.”

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.

Word Forms

• dandies
• dandier
• dandiest
• dandi
• dandie
• dandee

Synonyms for dandy

Depending on context, synonyms include barbermonger, blade, blood, buck, cockscomb, dike.

Antonyms for dandy

Common opposites include puritan.

Related Words

Related dictionary entries include fop, nifty, corking, bang-up, slap-up, neat.

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