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dapperness

dapperness noun: the state or quality of being dapper.

Noun

dapperness (uncountable)

  1. The state or quality of being dapper.
    • ‘But I just adore his dapperness. Heʼs terribly dapper.’2005, Zadie Smith, On Beauty, Penguin Books (2006), page 119

Origin of dapperness

From dapper + -ness.

Questions about dapperness

What does dapperness mean?
Dapperness means the state or quality of being dapper.
What part of speech is dapperness?
Dapperness is a noun.

Words near dapperness in the dictionary

  1. dapperer
  2. dapperest
  3. dapperling
  4. dapperlings
  5. dapperly
  6. dapperness
  7. dappers
  8. dappier
  9. dappiest
  10. Dappig
  11. dapping

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