Meanings
noundandification (countable and uncountable, plural dandifications)
plural dandifications
- countableuncountableThe condition or state of a man who is overly concerned about his clothes and appearance.
About twenty young men in varying states of dilapidation and dandification sat and sprawled around a table covered in green baize.
2010, Graham Robb, Parisians: An Adventure History of Paris, page 122
Origin
Translations
Finnish keikarius
- keikariuscondition or state of a man who is concerned about his clothes and appearance
Rhymes & wordplay
Rhymes with dandification
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APA
dandification. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/dandification
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“dandification.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/dandification. Accessed November 3, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “dandification,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/dandification.
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