dandere
dandere noun: a character archetype who stays silent, not expressing their feelings.
Noun
dandere (plural dandere or danderes)
- A character archetype who stays silent, not expressing their feelings.
- A tsundere-type character will engender a hostile on the outside but sweet on the inside reaction towards the player, while a dandere will show little to know emotion except for subtle displays of affection.2017, Luca Paolo Bruno, "Grand Narratives Blossom still: Character database and political narratives in the Muv Luv franchise", thesis submitted to Ca' Foscari University of Venice, page 13
- The kuudere and dandere characters have more reserved personalities, hence those qualities are also reflected in their designs.2019, Samneang Peo, "Visual Development Of A Visual Novel: Visual Storytelling in an Interactive Game", thesis submitted to South-Eastern Finland University of Applied Sciences, page 12
Forms of dandere
| plural | dandere |
|---|---|
| plural | danderes |
Origin of dandere
Borrowed from Japanese ダンデレ (dandere), a portmanteau of 黙り (danmari, “keeping completely silent”), emphatic noun form of verb 黙る (damaru, “to be silent”), and デレデレ (dere-dere, “in a lovey-dovey, infatuated, or lovestruck manner”, adverb).
Questions about dandere
- What does dandere mean?
- Dandere means a character archetype who stays silent, not expressing their feelings.
- What part of speech is dandere?
- Dandere is a noun.
- What is the plural of dandere?
- The plural of dandere is dandere.
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