dandyism

dandyism

English

Etymology

Etymology tree
English dandy
Proto-Indo-European *-id-
Proto-Indo-European *-yéti
Proto-Indo-European *-idyéti
Proto-Hellenic *-íďďō
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.

    Noun

    dandyism (countable and uncountable, plural dandyisms)

    1. The manners and dress of a dandy.
      Synonyms: beauism, dandyishness, foppery, foppishness

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