- dandyism
- noun Date: 1819 1. the style or conduct of a dandy 2. a literary and artistic style of the latter part of the 19th century marked by artificiality and excessive refinement
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Dandyism — Dan dy*ism, n. The manners and dress of a dandy; foppishness. Byron. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
dandyism — index pride Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 … Law dictionary
dandyism — See dandily. * * * … Universalium
dandyism — noun The manners and dress of a dandy. Syn: foppishness … Wiktionary
dandyism — dan·dy·ism || dændɪzm n. excessive concern with one s clothes and appearance … English contemporary dictionary
dandyism — n. Foppishness, foppery, man millinery … New dictionary of synonyms
dandyism — dan·dy·ism … English syllables
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