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dandyism

/dˈændiˌɪzəm/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.28 in modern English

Syllables
dandy-ism
IPA
/dˈændiˌɪzəm/
15
Scrabble Score
8
Letters
4
Syllables
7
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

The manners and dress of a dandy.

Countable; Uncountable

Etymology

Etymology tree English dandy Proto-Indo-European *-id- Proto-Indo-European *-yéti Proto-Indo-European *-idyéti Proto-Hellenic *-íd͏̌d͏̌ō Ancient Greek -ῐ́ζω (-ĭ́zō) Proto-Indo-European *-mos Proto-Indo-European *-mós Ancient Greek -μός (-mós) Ancient Greek -ισμός (-ismós)der. English -ism English dandyism From dandy + -ism.

Usage

Inflected Forms

dandyisms (plural)

Synonyms

beauism dandyishness foppery foppishness

Questions

How do you pronounce dandyism?
The recorded pronunciation is /dˈændiˌɪzəm/.
What does dandyism mean?
The manners and dress of a dandy.
Where does dandyism come from?
Etymology tree English dandy Proto-Indo-European *-id- Proto-Indo-European *-yéti Proto-Indo-European *-idyéti Proto-Hellenic *-íd͏̌d͏̌ō Ancient Greek -ῐ́ζω (-ĭ́zō) Proto-Indo-European *-mos Proto-Indo-European *-mós Ancient Greek -μός (-mós) Ancient Greek -ισμός (-ismós)der. English -ism English dandyism From dandy + -ism.

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