Foppishness

  • 51fop — n. an affectedly elegant or fashionable man; a dandy. Derivatives: foppery n. foppish adj. foppishly adv. foppishness n. Etymology: 17th c.: perh. f. earlier fop fool …

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  • 52foppish — adjective affecting extreme elegance in dress and manner (Freq. 1) • Syn: ↑dandified, ↑dandyish • Similar to: ↑elegant • Derivationally related forms: ↑foppishness …

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  • 53personal manner — noun a way of acting or behaving • Syn: ↑manner • Hypernyms: ↑demeanor, ↑demeanour, ↑behavior, ↑behaviour, ↑conduct, ↑deportment • Hypony …

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  • 54macaronism — ˌmakəˈrōˌnizəm noun ( s) Etymology: macaroni + ism : foppishness …

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  • 55dan|dy|ism — «DAN dee ihz uhm», noun. the style or manners of a dandy; foppishness …

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