dappernessn.
/ˈdapənɪs/ The quality of being dapper; spruceness, trimness.
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the mind > attention and judgement > beauty > pleasing appearance > [noun] > neatness or trimness
dapperness1530
featishness1530
trimness1552
neatness1555
featness1576
pickedness1578
spruceness1594
comptness1611
deftness1612
smugness1632
jemminess1756
spick and span1758
smartness1768
sprucery1813
dapperism1830
nattiness1846
sleekness1866
spit and polish1895
spick-and-spanness1911
1530 J. Palsgrave Lesclarcissement 212/1 Dapyrnesse, propernesse, mignotterie.
1841 R. W. Emerson Man Reformer in Lect. in Wks. (1906) II. 238 Each requires of the practitioner..a certain dapperness and compliance, an acceptance of customs.
1881 Athenæum 12 Feb. 242/2 Dapperness rather than assumed dignity being the chief characteristic.
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