dashing

dashing
a) Spirited, audacious and full of high spirits.

All heads turned as the dashing young man entered the room.

b) Chic, fashionable.
2. noun
The action of the verb to dash.

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  • Dashing — Dash ing, a. Bold; spirited; showy. [1913 Webster] The dashing and daring spirit is preferable to the listless. T. Campbell. [1913 Webster] …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • dashing — 1801, given to cutting a dash (1786), which was a colloquial expression for acting brilliantly, from DASH (Cf. dash) in the sense of showy appearance, which is attested from 1715. The sense of splashing is recorded from mid 15c …   Etymology dictionary

  • dashing — smart, *stylish, fashionable, modish, chic …   New Dictionary of Synonyms

  • dashing — [adj] bold, flamboyant adventurous, alert, animated, chic, dapper, daring, dazzling, debonair, elegant, exclusive, exuberant, fashionable, fearless, gallant, gay, jaunty, keen, lively, modish, plucky, rousing, showy, smart, spirited, sporty,… …   New thesaurus

  • dashing — ► ADJECTIVE ▪ excitingly attractive and stylish. DERIVATIVES dashingly adverb …   English terms dictionary

  • dashing — [dash′iŋ] adj. 1. full of dash or spirit; bold and lively 2. showy; striking; stylish dashingly adv …   English World dictionary

  • dashing — [[t]dæ̱ʃɪŋ[/t]] ADJ GRADED: usu ADJ n 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 …   English dictionary

  • dashing — dashingly, adv. /dash ing/, adj. 1. energetic and spirited; lively: a dashing hero. 2. elegant and gallant in appearance and manner: a dashing young cavalry officer. 3. showy; stylish. [1800 05; DASH1 + ING2] * * * …   Universalium

  • dashing — dash|ing [ˈdæʃıŋ] adj a man who is dashing wears nice clothes and is very attractive and confident ▪ a dashing young doctor >dashingly adv …   Dictionary of contemporary English

  • dashing — adjective 1) a dashing pilot Syn: debonair, devil may care, raffish, sporty, spirited, lively, dazzling, energetic, animated, exuberant, flamboyant, dynamic, bold, intrepid, daring, adventurous, plucky …   Thesaurus of popular words

  • dashing — adjective 1) a dashing pilot Syn: debonair, devil may care, raffish, flamboyant, swashbuckling 2) he looked very dashing Syn: stylish, smart, elegant, dapper, spruce, trim …   Synonyms and antonyms dictionary

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