Dandy word meaning and definition

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Meaning and definition for "dandy" word

[noun] a man who is much concerned with his dress and appearance
[adjective] (informal) very good; "a bully pulpit"; "a neat sports car"; "had a great time at the party"; "you look simply smashing"

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\Dan"dy\, n.; pl. {Dandies}. [Cf. F. dandin, ninny, silly fellow, dandiner to waddle, to play the fool; prob. allied to E. dandle. Senses 2&3 are of uncertain etymol.] 1. One who affects special finery or gives undue attention to dress; a fop; a coxcomb. 2. (Naut.)
(a) A sloop or cutter with a jigger on which a lugsail is set.
(b) A small sail carried at or near the stern of small boats; -- called also {jigger}, and {mizzen}. 3. A dandy roller. See below. {Dandy brush}, a yard whalebone brush. {Dandy fever}. See {Dengue}. {Dandy line}, a kind of fishing line to which are attached several crosspieces of whalebone which carry a hook at each end. {Dandy roller}, a roller sieve used in machines for making paper, to press out water from the pulp, and set the paper.

Synonyms for dandy

bang-up, beau, bully, clotheshorse, corking, cracking, dude, fashion plate, fop, gallant, good, great, groovy, keen, neat, nifty, not bad(p), peachy, sheik, slap-up, smashing, swell, swell

Related terms: ace, bad, blood, bully, clotheshorse, cool, coxcomb, dude, famous, foppish, fribble, groovy, jack-a-dandy, jackanapes, jam-up, macaroni, man-about-town, OK, peachy-keen, ripping, smashing, tone-setter

The fun area, different aproach to word »dandy«

Let's analyse "dandy" as pure text. This string has Five letters in Two syllables and One vowel (In our algorithm Y is not counted as vowel, but in English language, sometimes it sounds like one). 20% of vowels is 18.6% less then average English word. Written in backwards: YDNAD. Average typing speed for these characters is 1385 milliseconds. [info]

Morse code: -.. .- -. -.. -.--

Numerology

Hearts desire number calculated from vowels: dandy: 1 = 1, reduced: 1 (or 8 if Y is vowel too). and the final result is One.
Destiny number calculated from all letters: dandy: 4 + 1 + 5 + 4 + 7 = 21, reduced: 3, and the final result is Three.

Tarot cards

Letter	Num.	Tarot c.	Meaning
A (1)	1	Magician	Creative, Inventive, Intuitive
D (2)	4	Emperor	Determined, Persistant, Idealist
N (1)	14	Temperance	Healer, Wise, Survivor, Crafty
Y (1)	25	Knight of Wands	Brave, Daring, Bold, Charismatic, Brash

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