dandification

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English [edit]

WOTD – 16 February 2012    

Pronunciation [edit]

  • (UK, US) IPA: /ˌdæn.dɪ.fɪˈkeɪ.ʃən/, /ˌdæn.də.fəˈkeɪ.ʃən/
  • Rhymes: -eɪʃən

Noun [edit]

dandification (uncountable)

  1. The condition or state of a man who is overly concerned about his clothes and appearance.
    • 2010, Graham Robb, Parisians: An Adventure History of Paris, page 122
      About twenty young men in varying states of dilapidation and dandification sat and sprawled around a table covered in green baize.

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Translations [edit]

condition or state of a man who is concerned about his clothes and appearance
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