different between dandy vs dandiacal

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): /?dændi/
• Rhymes: -ændi

Noun

dandy (plural dandies)

1. A man very concerned about his physical appearance, refined language, and leisurely hobbies, pursued with the appearance of nonchalance in a cult of self.

   Synonyms: see Thesaurus:dandy
2. (Britain, nautical) A yawl, or a small after-sail on a yawl.
3. A dandy roller.

Derived terms

Descendants

• ? Dutch: dandy
• ? Finnish: dandy
• ? French: dandy
• ? German: Dandy
• ? Polish: dandy
• ? Spanish: dandy

See also

• boulevardier
• man about town

Translations

Adjective

dandy (comparative dandier, superlative dandiest)

1. Like a dandy, foppish.

   Synonyms: see Thesaurus:foppish

2. Very good; better than expected but not as good as could be.

   Synonyms: all very well, well and good

3. Excellent; first-rate.

   Synonyms: see Thesaurus:excellent

Translations

Dutch

Etymology

Borrowed from English dandy.

Pronunciation

• (Netherlands) IPA^(key): /?d?n.di/
• Hyphenation: dan?dy

Noun

dandy m (plural dandy's, diminutive dandy'tje n)

1. dandy

   Synonyms: fat, pronker

Finnish

Etymology

Borrowed from English dandy.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /?dændi/, [?dændi]

Noun

dandy

1. dandy

Declension

French

Etymology

English dandy

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /d??.di/

Noun

dandy m (plural dandys or dandies)

1. dandy

Further reading

• “dandy” in Trésor de la langue française informatisé (The Digitized Treasury of the French Language).

Spanish

Alternative forms

• dandi

Etymology

Borrowed from English dandy.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /?dandi/, [?d?ãn?.d?i]

Noun

dandy m (plural dandys)

1. dandy

Further reading

• “dandi” in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014.

English

Adjective

dandiacal (comparative more dandiacal, superlative most dandiacal)

1. Dandyish; like a dandy.
   • 2010, Peter Coleman, Quadrant, March 2010, No. 464 (Volume LIV, Number 3), Quadrant Magazine Limited, page 87:

     That open neck that met with Hilton Kramer's bourgeois disapproval, like the Harley Davidson Bob affected, may remind us of that ocker strain which the dandiacal Barry Humphries caught in his comment: "There is no truth in the rumour that Les Patterson has been admitted to a funny farm and has changed his name to Robert Hughes."

Synonyms

• dandyish