A dashing person or thing is very stylish and attractive.
[old-fashioned]
He was the very model of the dashing RAF pilot.
Two elegant Scotsmen travelling together wore dashing kilts at dinner.
More Synonyms of dashing
dashing in British English
(ˈdæʃɪŋ)
adjective
1.
spirited; lively
a dashing young man
2.
stylish; showy
a dashing hat
Derived forms
dashingly (ˈdashingly)
adverb
dashing in American English
(ˈdæʃɪŋ)
adjective
1.
full of dash or spirit; bold and lively
2.
showy; striking; stylish
Derived forms
dashingly (ˈdashingly)
adverb
Examples of 'dashing' in a sentence
dashing
It helps that she cuts such a dashing figure dressed as a bloke.
Times, Sunday Times (2006)
You've joined the style consensus and probably look rather dashing.
Times, Sunday Times (2006)
Apart from the dashing good looks, of course.
The Sun (2011)
In the flesh, he cuts a dashing figure.
Times, Sunday Times (2013)
A once dashing figure became a historical footnote.
Times, Sunday Times (2012)
A villain to our dashing heroes.
Times, Sunday Times (2010)
I think it's my impeccable facial hair and dashing good looks.
The Sun (2014)
At 6ft with blue eyes and striking looks, he cut a dashing figure.
Times, Sunday Times (2016)
France was getting acquainted yesterday with the dashing young investment banker who has shot from obscurity to stardom and controversy as the country's new socialist economy minister.
Times, Sunday Times (2014)
Then in storms a dashing hero, flashing a CID card and sending them packing.
The Sun (2010)
In other languages
dashing
British English: dashing ADJECTIVE
A dashing person or thing is very stylish and attractive.
He was the very model of the dashing RAF pilot.
American English: dashing
Brazilian Portuguese: arrojado
Chinese: 时髦的
European Spanish: gallardo
French: fringant
German: flott
Italian: prestante
Japanese: さっそうとした
Korean: 맵시 있는
European Portuguese: arrojado
Latin American Spanish: gallardo
1 (adjective)
Definition
stylish and attractive
(old-fashioned)
He looked very dashing in a designer jacket of soft black leather.
Synonyms
stylish
a very attractive and stylish woman of 27
smart
I was dressed in a smart navy-blue suit.
elegant
Patricia looked as beautiful and elegant as always.
dazzling
flamboyant
He wears flamboyant clothes.
sporty
The moustache gave him a certain sporty air.
swish (informal, mainly British)
a swish cocktail bar
urbane
jaunty
a jaunty little hat
dapper
a small, dapper man in his early fifties
showy
2 (adjective)
She imagines her father as a dashing pilot.
Synonyms
bold
She becomes a bold, daring rebel.
spirited
He wanted merely to provoke a spirited debate.
daring
a daring rescue attempt
exuberant
Our son was a highly active and exuberant little person.
gallant
gallant soldiers who gave their lives
plucky
The plucky schoolgirl amazed doctors by hanging on to life.