Dapper
adjective
Looking neat and stylish in appearance.
He looked very dapper in his new suit.
Often appears as...
- dapper gentleman
- dapper dress
adjective
Active and lively in a way that is attractive.
He was a dapper dancer, light on his feet and quick with his steps.
Often appears as...
- dapper dancer
- dapper in demeanor
adjective
Looking neat and stylish in appearance.
He looked very dapper in his new suit.
Often appears as...
- dapper gentleman
- dapper dress
adjective
Active and lively in a way that is attractive.
He was a dapper dancer, light on his feet and quick with his steps.
Often appears as...
- dapper dancer
- dapper in demeanor
Definition 1 of 2
Pro Tip 1/3Fashion Focus
Use 'dapper' when complimenting someone's elegant fashion style, often with suits or formal wear.
At the wedding, the groom was exceptionally dapper.
Pro Tip 2/3Positive Tone
'Dapper' has a positive connotation, suggesting approval and admiration of someone's style.
His dapper appearance earned him many compliments.
Pro Tip 3/3Masculine Use
While not exclusive, 'dapper' is commonly used to describe men or masculine style.
The dapper gentleman held the door open with a smile.
Pro Tip 1/3Fashion Focus
Use 'dapper' when complimenting someone's elegant fashion style, often with suits or formal wear.
At the wedding, the groom was exceptionally dapper.
Pro Tip 2/3Positive Tone
'Dapper' has a positive connotation, suggesting approval and admiration of someone's style.
His dapper appearance earned him many compliments.
Pro Tip 3/3Masculine Use
While not exclusive, 'dapper' is commonly used to describe men or masculine style.
The dapper gentleman held the door open with a smile.
Pro Tip 1/3Fashion Focus
Use 'dapper' when complimenting someone's elegant fashion style, often with suits or formal wear.
At the wedding, the groom was exceptionally dapper.
Pro Tip 2/3Positive Tone
'Dapper' has a positive connotation, suggesting approval and admiration of someone's style.
His dapper appearance earned him many compliments.
Pro Tip 3/3Masculine Use
While not exclusive, 'dapper' is commonly used to describe men or masculine style.
The dapper gentleman held the door open with a smile.
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Video examples
A Reckoning in Tulsa PIPE...
you're in tulsa oklahoma in the bustling all-black greenwood section of town a dapper mustachioed man pulls up in front of the stratford hotel in a shiny model t ford he's a lawyer and real estate developer
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Vampires: Folklore,...
from a shambling corpse to the dapper gentleman you see before you. Vampires are nearly as old as you humans. Stories about us, revenants, appear in cultures extending as far back as prehistoric times.
Video examples
A Reckoning in Tulsa PIPE...
you're in tulsa oklahoma in the bustling all-black greenwood section of town a dapper mustachioed man pulls up in front of the stratford hotel in a shiny model t ford he's a lawyer and real estate developer
Video examples
Vampires: Folklore,...
from a shambling corpse to the dapper gentleman you see before you. Vampires are nearly as old as you humans. Stories about us, revenants, appear in cultures extending as far back as prehistoric times.
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Quote examples
Platon
Greek Photographer
Mugabe had a very strange quality about him. He was dapper. He had the strangest skin - it looks very shiny, but it's not oily. It's stretched very finely over his flesh. His eyes have layers of cyan crystals in them. It was a quiet, dark moment when I took his picture.
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Nina Dobrev
Canadian Actress
A man in a suit looking put together and dapper is very attractive, but I also kind of like the I-just-rolled-out-of-bed, a-little-bit-of-scruff, effortless, not-trying-hard-but-still-sexy guy. If a guy spends more time looking in the mirror than I do, that's problem!
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Peter Diamandis
American Businessman
A dapper Canadian in his mid-fifties, Rob McEwen bought the disparate collection of gold mining companies known as Goldcorp in 1989. A decade later, he'd unified those companies and was ready for expansion - a process he wanted to start by building a new refinery.
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Geena Davis
American Actress
This dapper little mouse that wore such cute clothes and said such interesting things, yeah. I thought it was a great idea to have a mouse like that in your family, so now I get to see what it was like.
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Ben Fogle
English Writer
There are a lot of people that I think look very good - Bryan Ferry and Jude Law dress really well, Steve McQueen was cool, and all the James Bonds have been very dapper.
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David Millar
British Athlete
I think cycling has always had a tradition of being a bit dapper, especially back in the day.
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Taika Waititi
New Zealander Director
I always wanted to play a dapper gentleman, and I also always wanted to play my mum.
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Cam'ron
American Musician
I stay dapper.
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Platon
Greek Photographer
Mugabe had a very strange quality about him. He was dapper. He had the strangest skin - it looks very shiny, but it's not oily. It's stretched very finely over his flesh. His eyes have layers of cyan crystals in them. It was a quiet, dark moment when I took his picture.
Quote examples
Nina Dobrev
Canadian Actress
A man in a suit looking put together and dapper is very attractive, but I also kind of like the I-just-rolled-out-of-bed, a-little-bit-of-scruff, effortless, not-trying-hard-but-still-sexy guy. If a guy spends more time looking in the mirror than I do, that's problem!
Quote examples
Peter Diamandis
American Businessman
A dapper Canadian in his mid-fifties, Rob McEwen bought the disparate collection of gold mining companies known as Goldcorp in 1989. A decade later, he'd unified those companies and was ready for expansion - a process he wanted to start by building a new refinery.
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Geena Davis
American Actress
This dapper little mouse that wore such cute clothes and said such interesting things, yeah. I thought it was a great idea to have a mouse like that in your family, so now I get to see what it was like.
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Ben Fogle
English Writer
There are a lot of people that I think look very good - Bryan Ferry and Jude Law dress really well, Steve McQueen was cool, and all the James Bonds have been very dapper.
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David Millar
British Athlete
I think cycling has always had a tradition of being a bit dapper, especially back in the day.
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Taika Waititi
New Zealander Director
I always wanted to play a dapper gentleman, and I also always wanted to play my mum.
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Cam'ron
American Musician
I stay dapper.
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