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dapper

dap·per [ ˈda-pər]

dapper

adjective

Definition of dapper

1a : neat and trim in appearance
//looked very dapper in their uniforms

b : very spruce and stylish
//a dapper new suit

2 : alert and lively in movement and manners
//a dapper old gentleman

Other Words from dapper

dapperly adverb

dapperness noun

Synonyms & Antonyms for dainty

Synonyms: Synonyms

Synonyms: Antonyms

Recent Examples on the Web

//Hitting the red carpet together in grand style, BTS suited up in Alexander McQueen looks that were distinctively dapper, but even better combined.
— Vogue, "BTS Hits the Billboard Awards Red Carpet—And They’ve Never Looked Better," 1 May 2019
//Perry was all glammed up for the Los Angeles occasion in a blush pink sleeveless Tom Ford gown, while Bloom looked dapper on her arm in a navy suit, also by Tom Ford.
— Jen Juneau, PEOPLE.com, "Katy Perry Trolls Fiancé Orlando Bloom — Watch the Hilarious Musical Prank," 4 Sep. 2019
//But Elgort’s standout styling job is dapper, fresh, and wearable—a winning combination.
— Vogue, "Ansel Elgort Is the Latest Man to Rock a Purse," 10 Sep. 2019
//Bloom, 42, looked dapper on her arm in a navy suit, also Tom Ford.
— Rachel Desantis, PEOPLE.com, "Katy Perry and Orlando Bloom Have a Red Carpet Date Night as He Promotes New Series Carnival Row," 22 Aug. 2019
//Dressed up for his big TV moment in a turquoise paisley shirt, marigold vest and dapper cranberry suit (admittedly a marvelous feat of costume design), Arthur struts down an outdoor stairway like a rock’n’roll hero.
— Stephanie Zacharek, Time, "Joker Wants to Be a Movie About the Emptiness of Our Culture. Instead, It’s a Prime Example of It," 31 Aug. 2019
//The other was Rodgers, who sat for more than four hours, in a dapper blue suit with white pinstripes, as cameras cut to his disgruntled face with each passing selection.
— SI.com, "A History of Football in 100 Objects," 28 Aug. 2019
//The Duke and Duchess of Cambridge looked every bit like movie stars for the event, with Will wearing a dapper tux and Kate in a white, one-shoulder gown by Alexander McQueen.
— Maggie Maloney, Town & Country, "Kate Middleton Wore Princess Diana's Pearl and Diamond Earrings to the BAFTAs," 11 Feb. 2019
//The couple continued their tradition of only posing together inside events, and cozied up for the camera – Perry in a shimmering, bronze gown and still sporting her platinum locks and Bloom in a dapper black tux.
— Maria Yagoda, PEOPLE.com, "Orlando Bloom and Katy Perry's Relationship: A Timeline," 30 Apr. 2018

First Known Use of dapper

15th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1a

History and Etymology for dapper

Middle English dapyr, from Middle Dutch dapper quick, strong; akin to Old High German tapfar heavy, Old Church Slavonic debelŭ thick

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