dapper
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dapper¹
- /ˈdæpə/ UK
- /ˈdæpəɹ/ US
Rhymes with -æpə(ɹ)
Where it comes from
From Middle English daper (“pretty, neat”), from Middle Dutch dapper (“stalwart, nimble”), Old Dutch *dapar, from Proto-Germanic *dapraz (“stout; solid; heavy; bold”) (compare German tapfer "bold", Norwegian daper "saddened, dreary"), from Proto-Indo-European *dʰeb- ‘thick, heavy’ (compare Tocharian A tpär ‘high’, Latvian dàbls ‘strong’, Serbo-Croatian дебео (dèbeo) ‘fat’).
adjective dapperer · dapperest
- Neat, trim. This entrance is through a little courtyard, in which is the stable and coach-house combined, where Madame Perinere, a lady who paints the magic word "Modes" beneath her name on the door-post of number seventeen, keeps the dapper little cart and pony which carry her bonnets to the farthest corner of
- Stylishly dressed, neatly dressed, spiffy. “It is too bad that monsieur has been troubled,” said Tarzan, turning to the newspaper man. “I bid monsieur good evening,” and he bowed the dapper young man out of the room, and closed the door in his face.
- Quick; little and active.
dapper²
- /ˈdæpə/ UK
- /ˈdæpəɹ/ US
Rhymes with -æpə(ɹ)
noun dappers
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A plimsoll.
Similar: dap
Translations
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adj neat, trim
| Español | pulcro, atildado |
|---|---|
| 中文 | 整潔俐落 /整洁俐落 zhěngjié lìluò |
| Français | fringant, sémillant |
| Русский | опря́тный oprjátnyj, аккура́тный akkurátnyj |
adj stylishly or neatly dressed
| Español | apuesto, gallardo, elegante, peripuesto |
|---|---|
| 日本語 | お洒落 oshare |
| 中文 | 衣冠楚楚 yīguānchǔchǔ, 穿著考究 chuānzhuó kǎojiu |
| Português | elegante |
| Français | chic |
| Italiano | elegante |
| Русский | щеголеватый ščegolevatyj, элега́нтный elegántnyj |
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title = {dapper},
howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
year = {2026},
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urldate = {2026-11-06}
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