dandification

English

WOTD – 16 February 2012

Etymology

From dandy +‎ -ification.

Pronunciation

• (UK, US) IPA^(key): /ˌdæn.dɪ.fɪˈkeɪ.ʃən/, /ˌdæn.də.fəˈkeɪ.ʃən/

• Audio (General Australian):

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• Rhymes: -eɪʃən

Noun

dandification (countable and uncountable, plural dandifications)

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.

Related terms

• dandify
• dandy

Translations

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

• Finnish: keikarius