DAPPERNESS Synonyms: 37 Similar and Opposite Words

dapperness

noun

as in elegance

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Noun

Yet Lee shows that the iron sense of control with which Brookner approached her own legacy runs through her fiction, too, creating the austere elegance that characterizes her prose.

— Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 2 Nov. 2026
Certainly not Polo Ralph Lauren, whose new Polo Blaze collection brings the elegance of the stables to city streets.

— Lilah Ramzi, Vogue, 1 Nov. 2026

Definition of elegance

Noun

Overlapping labels include allotment chic, young fogey and gardencore, all drawing on traditional countryside style, with figures like Monty Don serving as inspiration.

— Ashley Lynch, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 4 Nov. 2026
This week, the Cheesecake Factory and dictator chic made surprising appearances in our group chats, thanks to a political sideshow-slash-culture-battle kicked off by a joke made by former president Barack Obama.

— Jura Koncius, Washington Post, 30 Oct. 2026

Definition of chic

Noun

Brass was fired from the project and nixed as an editor over creative clashes with Guccione, who wanted to amp up the raunchy scenes, Penthouse-style.

— Emily St. Martin, Los Angeles Times, 6 Nov. 2026
After, grab a cocktail at the historic Colony Hotel, a sprawling oceanfront resort with a nice tavern-style bar downstairs.

— Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 6 Nov. 2026

Definition of style

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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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Click To Flip Over When sitting, keep your head aligned with your hips, take frequent breaks, keep your screen at eye level, relax your shoulders, and use a cushion to support your lower back.

— Health Editorial Team, HEALTH, 4 Nov. 2026
Stand with feet shoulder-width apart and bounce gently up and down, letting the vibration move from the head through the jaw, neck, chest, shoulders, abdomen, hips, knees, calves and feet.

— Hanna Wickes, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 4 Nov. 2026

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