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dapper

adjective

ˈda-pər How to pronounce dapper (audio)
Definition of dappernext
as in elegant
being strikingly neat and trim in style or appearance the dapper gentleman drew admiring glances from all over the ballroom

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Recent Examples of dapper Matteo, the dapper host in a velvet jacket and glasses, ushers patrons to their seats with ease and makes everyone feel instantly at home. — Denny Lee, Travel + Leisure, 26 July 2026 To celebrate his Good Will Hunting co-star’s turn as Greek warrior Odysseus after their four-decade-long bromance, Affleck coordinated with his 14-year-old son Samuel in dapper suits. — Lara Walsh, InStyle, 15 July 2026 Mahomes wore a floor-length, baby blue wrap dress with a diamond collar necklace, while Patrick Mahomes kept things dapper in a navy blue suit and black sunglasses. — Edward Segarra, USA Today, 8 July 2026 Born between 1965 and 1980, actors belonging to Generation X continue to win audiences over with their dapper good looks. — Lori A Bashian, FOXNews.com, 5 July 2026 See All Example Sentences for dapper
Recent Examples of Synonyms for dapper
  1. elegant
  2. smart
  3. stylish
  4. fashionable
  5. natty
Adjective
  • The Art Nouveau interiors, featuring mosaics and furnishings designed by leading artists and artisans of the era, evoke an elegant and cosmopolitan Milan, while at the bar, the Campari seltzer remains the house specialty.
    — Emma Bocchi, Vogue, 21 Sep. 2026
  • Lee’s lines have the intimacy and metaphysical heft of prayer; their elegant recursions and repetitions call to mind the cycles of life, death, and rebirth.
    — The New Yorker, New Yorker, 21 Sep. 2026
Definition of elegant
Adjective
  • If the issues being talked about weren’t so serious, declaring that machines are now smarter than humans, given this glaring gap between AI agents and their principals, would be a fun keynote for the next AI summit.
    — Bhaskar Chakravorti, Fortune, 20 Sep. 2026
  • Like a ‘90s Domino’s delivery Haat combined the convenience of shopping and dining through a smart phone application with an old-school pay-by-cash option.
    — Mustafa Qadri, CNN Money, 20 Sep. 2026
Definition of smart
Adjective
  • In Milan, Jennifer Lopez, Pamela Anderson and Jordyn Woods made stylish appearances at Vogue World, while in Los Angeles, Issa Rae and Lauren Graham stunned at Variety’s 2026 Power of Women event.
    — Catherine Santino, PEOPLE, 25 Sep. 2026
  • The New York menswear brand has teamed up with the folks at Bose on an ultra-stylish pair of second-generation QuietComfort Ultra cans, which nabbed the accolade of best noise-canceling headphones in our 2026 Audio Awards.
    — Nicole Hoey, Robb Report, 24 Sep. 2026
Definition of stylish
Adjective
  • That willingness to pay for something that feels worth the splurge extends beyond a fashionable handbag.
    — Tatiana Sataua, Fortune, 20 Sep. 2026
  • By contrast, fashionable abstraction may refuse beauty, intelligibility, or civic meaning, yet remain thin and dependent on institutional explanation.
    — Frank Porcu, New York Daily News, 20 Sep. 2026
Definition of fashionable
Adjective
  • Oklahoma hasn’t won a baseball natty since 1994; North Carolina never has.
    — Alex Kirshner, New York Times, 20 June 2026
  • The fights were slightly delayed because of inclement weather, and so we were treated, first, to a quartet of chattering analysts wearing natty, snug suits.
    — Naomi Fry, New Yorker, 15 June 2026
Definition of natty

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“Dapper.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/dapper. Accessed 28 Sep. 2026.

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