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Meaning of "dandies" in the English dictionary

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PRONUNCIATION OF DANDIES

dandies  [ˈdændɪz] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF DANDIES

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Dandies is a noun.
A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

WHAT DOES DANDIES MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Dandy

A dandy is a man who places particular importance upon physical appearance, refined language, and leisurely hobbies, pursued with the appearance of nonchalance in a cult of Self. Historically, especially in late 18th- and early 19th-century Britain, a dandy, who was self-made, often strove to imitate an aristocratic lifestyle despite coming from a middle-class background. Though previous manifestations of the petit-maître and the Muscadin have been noted by John C. Prevost, the modern practice of dandyism first appeared in the revolutionary 1790s, both in London and in Paris. The dandy cultivated skeptical reserve, yet to such extremes that the novelist George Meredith, himself no dandy, once defined "cynicism" as "intellectual dandyism"; nevertheless, the Scarlet Pimpernel is one of the great dandies of literature. Some took a more benign view; Thomas Carlyle in his book Sartor Resartus, wrote that a dandy was no more than "a clothes-wearing man".

WORDS THAT RHYME WITH DANDIES


bandies
ˈbændɪz
brandies
ˈbrændɪz
grundies
ˈɡrʌndɪz
Indies
ˈɪndɪz
maundies
ˈmɔːndɪz
pandies
ˈpændɪz
randies
ˈrændɪz
shindies
ˈʃɪndɪz
trendies
ˈtrendɪz
undies
ˈʌndɪz
Windies
ˈwɪndɪz

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE DANDIES

dandelion
dander
dandiacal
Dandie Dinmont
Dandie Dinmont terrier
dandier
dandiest
dandification
dandified
dandifies
dandify
dandily
dandiprat
dandle
dandler
Dandolo
Dandong
dandriff
dandruff
dandruff shampoo

WORDS THAT END LIKE DANDIES

British West Indies
burgundies
candies
Danish West Indies
Dutch East Indies
Dutch West Indies
East Indies
French West Indies
ladies
Netherlands East Indies
Netherlands West Indies
organdies
the Dutch East Indies
the Dutch West Indies
the East Indies
the French West Indies
the Indies
the Netherlands East Indies
the Netherlands West Indies
the Windies
West Indies

Synonyms and antonyms of dandies in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

SYNONYMS OF «DANDIES»

The following words have a similar or identical meaning as «dandies» and belong to the same grammatical category.
synonyms of dandies

Translation of «dandies» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF DANDIES

Find out the translation of dandies to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of dandies from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «dandies» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

花花公子
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

dandis
570 millions of speakers

English

dandies
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

dandies
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

الأنيقون
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

денди
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

dândis
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

dandies
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

dandys
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Dandies
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

Dandys
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

dandies
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

멋쟁이
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Dandies
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

dandies
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

dandies
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

डंडी
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

dandies
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

dandy
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

Dandies
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

денді
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

dandy
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

δανδές
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

dandies
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

dandies
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

dandies
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of dandies

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «DANDIES»

The term «dandies» is normally little used and occupies the 109.401 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «DANDIES» OVER TIME

The graph expresses the annual evolution of the frequency of use of the word «dandies» during the past 500 years. Its implementation is based on analysing how often the term «dandies» appears in digitalised printed sources in English between the year 1500 and the present day.

Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about dandies

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «DANDIES»

Discover the use of dandies in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to dandies and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
1
Dandies: Fashion and Finesse in Art and Culture
Moving beyond historical and fictional accounts of dandies, this volume juxtaposes theoretical models with evocative images and descriptions of clothing in order to link sartorial self-construction with artistic, social, and political self ...
Susan Fillin-Yeh, 2001
2
Dandies and Desert Saints: Styles of Victorian Masculinity
The book approaches masculinity as a social norm and a calculated rhetorical construction, thus arguing that concepts such as "effeminate" and "unmanly" have been misunderstood.
James Eli Adams, 1995
3
Last of the Dandies: The Scandalous Life and Escapades of ...
Nick Foulkes' vivid biography of an astonishingly flamboyant figure is also the dazzling portrait of an era.
Nick Foulkes, 2014
4
Dandies and Their Misogynistic Attitudes in Oscar Wilde's ...
I will be looking for reasons as well as describing the different types of women that are in the novel, focusing on Sibyl, the most important female character in the novel.
Jessica Menz, 2009
5
The Ghastly Dandies Do the Classics
These classic, illustrated tales told by monsters are sure to make your own little "ghastly" giggle. It's the kind of book you'll want to read to your kids, read again with your friends, and show off on your coffee table when you're done.
Ben Gibson, 2013
6
Goth: Vamps and Dandies
Highlighting the resilience and integrity of those Goths for whom prejudice and even persecution can be grim realities, he holds a mirror up to their midnight world, illuminating Goth's enduring popularity and diversity." --Book Jacket.
Gavin Baddeley, 2010
7
Dandies and Men of Letters...
This is a reproduction of a book published before 1923.
Leon Henry Vincent, 2011
8
The Beaux and the Dandies
This is a reproduction of a book published before 1923.
Clare Armstrong Bridgman Jerrold, 2010
9
Doodle Dandies: Poems That Take Shape
Presents a collection of poems each of which appears on the page in the shape of its subject so that the poem looks like whatever it's about.
J. Patrick Lewis, 2008
10
In the Days of the Dandies
This is a reproduction of a book published before 1923.
Alexander Dundas Ross Wishart Cochrane-Baillie Lamington, 2010

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «DANDIES»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term dandies is used in the context of the following news items.
1
I Want a President Born on the Fourth of July
... Americans, and the American Way, once again. It is no shame to make like Yankee Doodle Dandies and celebrate a naïve faith in America. «American Thinker, Jul 15»
2
Riding groups are still a huge part of Frontier Days
The Dandies continue to encourage young girls to become the best riders they can be, to someday become part of this group. We take pride in ... «Wyoming Tribune, Jul 15»
3
Sharing a birthday with the USA
But there are some Yankee Doodle Dandies in and around Kent County who will take July 4, 2015, a bit more personally because not only will ... «Dover Post, Jul 15»
4
Peekskill holds annual Independence Day parade
... and EMS workers were among those marching to the sounds of bagpipes and rolling snare drums, including the music of the Dixie Dandies. «News 12 Westchester, Jul 15»
5
Phil Walsh farewelled with an emotional tribute
There were no childlike club songs based on corny American dandies. It was just 44 men pushing themselves to their limits, and when the siren ... «The Roar, Jul 15»
6
Yankee Doodle Dandies still going strong
“We're the Yankee Doodle Dandies, Yankee Doodle do or die. We're nieces and nephews of our Uncle Sam, who was born on the Fourth of ... «Tribune-Review, Jul 15»
7
The rise of the grand-dandy: How dressing like an octogenarian has …
These grandfather dandies (grand-dandies?), who sport high-waisted trousers, tweed jackets and wide neckwear accumulated on frequent ... «The Globe and Mail, Jul 15»
8
Frontier Days nixes local riders in favor of entertainment …
The Cheyenne Dandies parade in the arena July 28, 2013 before the championship round of the Cheyenne Frontier Days Rodeo. «Casper Star-Tribune Online, Jul 15»
9
A university which is a hotbed of offence-taking isn't a university but …
A few military men and dandies were the exception, but even their moustaches and cravats were mildewed and wouldn't have passed muster ... «The Independent, Jul 15»
10
American run in World Cup marred by Hope Solo
And even there he's got two dandies in Rizzo and Bryant. Epstein has said he could see Bryant moving to left field, so Javy Baez or some other ... «Chicago Sun-Times, Jul 15»

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