Dapper vs Snazzy - What's the difference?
dapper | snazzy | Synonyms |
Neat, trim.
* 1892 , , The Slave Of The Lamp :
Stylishly dressed, neatly dressed, spiffy.
* 1917 , , The Man With Two Left Feet :
(informal) Elegant in manner of dress; stylish, modern or appealing in appearance; flashy.
* 2000 , Alev Aktar, "
(informal) Excellent; clever, ingenious, or adept in behavior, operation, or execution.
* 1938 , Jane Murdock, "Friday Afternoon Dances," Washington Post , 17 Apr., p. PY8:
* 2009 , Suzanne Choney, "
Snazzy is a synonym of dapper.
As adjectives the difference between dapper and snazzy
is that dapper is neat, trim while snazzy is elegant in manner of dress; stylish, modern or appealing in appearance; flashy.dapper
English
Adjective
(en adjective)- This entrance is through a little courtyard, in which is the stable and coach-house combined, where Madame Perinere, a lady who paints the magic word "Modes" beneath her name on the door-post of number seventeen, keeps the dapper little cart and pony which carry her bonnets to the farthest corner of Paris.
- Going down the street, you would meet a typical commercial traveller, dapper and alert.
Derived terms
* Dapper DanAnagrams
* ----snazzy
English
Adjective
(er)TAILOR MADE GOES: Fashion week closes with Calvin, Donna and Vera," New York Daily News , 23 Sep. (retrieved 8 Jan. 2009):
- One particularly snazzy outfit consisted of vertically striped pants paired with a horizontally striped and sequined top.
- Those Friday afternoon dances in the gym are really snazzy .
Palm looks to regain place in smartphone race," msnbc.com , 8 Jan (retrieved 8 Jan 2009) :
- Of those migrating to the iPhone from other devices, a good number of them are former Treo users who found Apple's device to be a souped-up, snazzier and even easier-to-use version of the Treo.