Dandification

Pronunciation

• UK IPA: /ËŒdæn.dɪ.fɪˈkeɪ.ʃən/, /ËŒdæn.dÉ™.fəˈkeɪ.ʃən/
• Rhymes: -eɪʃən

Full definition of dandification

Noun

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 122About twenty young men in varying states of dilapidation and dandification sat and sprawled around a table covered in green baize.

Related terms

• dandify
• dandy