dapperness

noun

Definition of dappernessnext
as in elegance

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  1. elegance
  2. chic
  3. style
  4. swank
  5. hip
  6. hipness
Noun
  • In the world of dance, the elegance of Alvin Ailey choreographer Judith Jamison, 81, stretched the possibilities of ballet.
    David Colton, USA TODAY, 27 Dec. 2024
  • Located on the edge of Mgahinga Gorilla National Park, this eco-chic hideaway blends rustic elegance with adventure activities such as tracking endangered mountain gorillas or hiking dormant volcanoes.
    Meagan Drillinger, Travel + Leisure, 27 Dec. 2024
Definition of elegance
Noun
  • Find it on Amazon This Asymmetrical Top With a High-Low Design Boho chic is a trend that everyone is hopping on, and this asymmetrical top is a stunning way to pull it off.
    Mia Meltzer, Rolling Stone, 26 Nov. 2024
  • Making a case for the return to 2000s bohemian chic (the poster child of the era herself, Sienna Miller, sat front row), the looks were an ode to the house and its predecessors’ all-time greatest hits.
    By Megan O'Sullivan, Vogue, 27 June 2024
Definition of chic
Noun
  • The style is comfortable, flowy, and easy to dress up or down.
    Cai Cramer, People.com, 2 Jan. 2025
  • With stores from Louis Vuitton to Gucci, the sophisticated shopping center melds Manila’s love for fashion with global style.
    Ching Dee, Forbes, 2 Jan. 2025
Definition of style
Noun
  • The 2024 Spectre only got a two-day test drive in Long Beach, CA, earlier this week, but that was enough to experience a warm bath of utter swank, style and power of the electric supercar.
    Josh Max, Forbes, 27 Nov. 2024
  • To tap into their spot’s downtown ethos, the trio tapped industry titan Billy Cotton to design an interior swank enough to match the food at Bridges.
    Alia Akkam, Architectural Digest, 10 Oct. 2024
Definition of swank
Noun
  • Cam Johnson did not play in the fourth quarter because of left hip soreness, and other veterans such as Nic Claxton and Ben Simmons were virtually non-existent in the final frame.
    C.J. Holmes, New York Daily News, 31 Dec. 2024
  • The swings carry a hint of bossa nova’s sway; the two-steps have a distinct samba flavor; and the bold hip bounces channel Brazilian funk.
    María Magdalena Arréllaga, New York Times, 31 Dec. 2024
Definition of hip
Noun
  • Partisanship and hipness seemed, ever so briefly, compatible.
    Spencer Kornhaber, The Atlantic, 28 Oct. 2024
  • But there’s not a smack of hipness here, and Jalali is not on a quest for cool.
    Anthony Lane, The New Yorker, 18 Aug. 2023
Definition of hipness
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