dandy
/ˈdændi/noun
उच्चारण डैन्डी
बाँका, छैला, पहनावे और रूप पर ज़्यादा ध्यान देने वाला पुरुष
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[C] old-fashioned
a man who cares too much about his clothes and appearance
बाँका, छैला, पहनावे और रूप पर ज़्यादा ध्यान देने वाला पुरुष
- The young dandy changed his coat three times before the party.
- Oscar Wilde was the most famous dandy of his age.
- The dandy strolled down the street in a bright waistcoat.
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- Everyone laughed at the dandy who checked his reflection in every shop window.
- The novel features a young dandy who spends his fortune on tailors.
- Victorian England had many a dandy with a silk scarf.
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very good; fine
बढ़िया, उम्दा
- Everything is fine and dandy.
- Radhika caught the early train, so everything was fine and dandy for the family trip.
- The picnic was a dandy idea.
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- If you reach by nine, then that's fine and dandy.
- We had a dandy time at the fair last Sunday.
- His plan sounds dandy to me.
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≈Synonyms and antonyms
AaSpelling
dan·dy
With -dy, plural dandies (not 'dandey').
-dy के साथ, plural dandies ('dandey' गलत है)।
“Collocations, idioms and sayings
Fine and dandy.
Idiom: fine and dandy (बिलकुल ठीक और बढ़िया)। यह अक्सर बोलचाल में कहा जाता है, कभी-कभी व्यंग्य में भी।
✓In the exam
One-word substitution
One-word substitution, asked very often: a man who pays excessive attention to his dress is a dandy, fop or beau; a woman excessively concerned with dress is a fashionista (informal) or coquette (flirtatious).
यह बहुत पूछा जाता है: पहनावे पर अत्यधिक ध्यान देने वाला पुरुष dandy, fop या beau; पहनावे में अत्यधिक रुचि रखने वाली स्त्री fashionista (अनौपचारिक) या coquette (चुलबुली)।
General knowledge
Note the word in 'Yankee Doodle Dandy'.
'Yankee Doodle Dandy' में यह शब्द ध्यान दीजिए।