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Dictionary: dash·ing   (dăsh'ĭng) pronunciation
adj.
  1. Audacious and gallant; spirited.
  2. Marked by showy elegance; splendid: a dashing coat. See synonyms at fashionable.
dashingly dash'ing·ly adv.

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adjective

  1. Very brisk, alert, and full of high spirits: animated, bouncy, chipper, high-spirited, lively, pert, spirited, vivacious. Informal peppy. Idioms: bright-eyed and bushy-tailed, full of life. See action/inaction.
  2. Being or in accordance with the current fashion: à la mode, chic, fashionable, mod, modish, posh, smart, stylish, swank, swanky, trig. Informal classy, in, sharp, snappy, swish, tony, trendy. Slang with-it. Idioms: all the rage, up to the minute. See style/good style/bad style, usual/unusual.

Antonyms: dashing
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adj

Definition: bold, flamboyant
Antonyms: boring, calm, drab, dull, plain, unimpressive, unstylish


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The adjective has 2 meanings:

Meaning #1: lively and spirited
  Synonym: gallant

Meaning #2: marked by smartness in dress and manners
  Synonyms: dapper, jaunty, natty, raffish, rakish, smart, spiffy, snappy, spruce


Translations: Dashing
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Dansk (Danish)
adj. - rask, flot, smart

Nederlands (Dutch)
vlot, chic, levendig

Français (French)
adj. - impétueux, plein d'allant

Deutsch (German)
adj. - schneidig

Ελληνική (Greek)
adj. - ορμητικός, δραστήριος, ζωηρός, εντυπωσιακός

Italiano (Italian)
impetuoso

Português (Portuguese)
adj. - precipitado

Русский (Russian)
энергичный, броский

Español (Spanish)
adj. - gallardo, elegante

Svenska (Swedish)
adj. - hurtig, livlig

中文(简体)(Chinese (Simplified))
活跃的, 浮华的

中文(繁體)(Chinese (Traditional))
adj. - 活躍的, 浮華的

한국어 (Korean)
adj. - 활기 찬, 화려한

日本語 (Japanese)
adj. - 威勢のよい, 派手な

العربيه (Arabic)
‏(صفه) مفعم بالحيويه, أنيق في المظهر والتصرف‏

עברית (Hebrew)
adj. - ‮נועז, פעיל, נמרץ‬


 
 
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