DAPPERNESS Synonyms: 37 Similar and Opposite Words

dapperness

noun

as in elegance

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Noun

The spacious drawing room radiates Georgian elegance with soaring ceilings, floor-length sash windows, mural wallpaper, and intricate crown moldings.

— Katharine Sohn, Architectural Digest, 18 Sep. 2026
But lady-like neutrals offer understated elegance that elongates the fingers and instantly softens the look of the hands.

— Maggie Ryan, Flow Space, 18 Sep. 2026

Definition of elegance

Noun

This mini dress gives you the comfort of curling up in your favorite sweatpants and sweatshirt set, while still looking sporty chic.

— Caroline Hughes, Travel + Leisure, 15 Sep. 2026
From 1960s Palm Beach chic to dystopian retro-futurism or a madcap style suitable only for Alan Cumming, winning costume designers at this weekend’s Creative Arts Emmys proved sartorial excellence can be achieved in unlimited forms.

— Laurie Brookins, HollywoodReporter, 8 Sep. 2026

Definition of chic

Noun

Developer Guy van Rooyen is promising high-end swank, with two new restaurants and a bar, three event spaces, close to three dozen hotel rooms – and plenty of window seats to watch the airfield.

— Patricia Gallagher Newberry, Cincinnati Enquirer, 5 Mar. 2026
At the once-swank Primrose Hotel, Russian refugees recline on the porch, playing pinochle, watching the night traffic of Collins Avenue rumble down South Beach.

— Miami Herald Archives, Miami Herald, 27 Feb. 2026

Definition of swank

Noun

Balancing out work, making art that feels authentic, while still having a smartness about commercializing it and finding ways to commercialize it positively.

— Lisa Deaderick, San Diego Union-Tribune, 8 May 2026
Engendered by the ubiquity of stable and robust WiFi and the incredible power of the smartphone’s system-on-a-chip design, the smart everything era demonstrates the full transfer of the smartness imaginary.

— Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 2 Apr. 2026

Definition of smartness

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These perfectly girly-sporty sneakers have a substantial fan club who trust them for comfort and stylishness.

— Annie Blackman, InStyle, 14 Sep. 2026
Even when some of the tricks become apparent, each new repetition somehow delivers more than the last, though the weightless, old-school video game aesthetic of the alien monster design sticks out even more amid the stylishness of the world captured in-camera.

— Guy Lodge, Variety, 22 May 2026

Definition of stylishness

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And during the hottest months in the summer, many of us seek the coolness of the indoors and the promise of autumnal temperatures that will come.

— Rebecca Jones, Southern Living, 2 Sep. 2026
This Loops x Dune mist is so refreshing— an instant burst of coolness that also soothes and rehydrates my skin without disrupting my makeup.

— Kara Jillian Brown, InStyle, 26 Aug. 2026

Definition of coolness

Noun

Shortly after that, Leigh and Beck went to a hip hangout in Little Tokyo called Troy Café.

— Josephine Reisman, Vulture, 24 Sep. 2026
Men who develop symptoms — including changes in urination, blood in the urine or semen, or persistent back or hip pain — should see a doctor promptly for evaluation, experts advise.

— Angelica Stabile, FOXNews.com, 23 Sep. 2026

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