{ "dapperness":{ "as in style , swankiness":{ "examples":[], "synonyms":[], "near synonyms":[ "chic", "chicness", "elegance", "poshness", "smartness", "style", "swank", "swankiness", "cool", "coolness", "fashionableness", "hip", "hipness", "hipsterism", "modishness", "stylishness", "trendiness", "voguishness", "class", "grace", "gracefulness", "majesty", "stateliness", "artfulness", "polish", "sophistication", "taste", "tastefulness" ], "near antonyms":[ "unfashionableness", "flashiness", "garishness", "gaudiness", "gracelessness", "grotesqueness", "tackiness", "tastelessness", "tawdriness" ], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "noun" ] }, "dapples":{ "a small area that is different (as in color) from the main part":{ "examples":[ "the clouds threw dapples of shadow over the eerily quiet street" ], "synonyms":[ "blotches", "dots", "eyespots", "flecks", "mottles", "patches", "pips", "points", "speckles", "specks", "splotches", "spots" ], "near synonyms":[ "birthmarks", "freckles", "moles", "blobs", "blots", "marks", "smears", "smudges", "smutches", "stains", "spatters", "splashes", "polka dots" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "to mark with small spots especially unevenly":{ "examples":[ "sunlight dappled the canopy of vines over our heads" ], "synonyms":[ "blotches", "dots", "flecks", "freckles", "marbles", "mottles", "peppers", "shoots", "speckles", "specks", "splotches", "spots", "sprinkles", "stipples" ], "near synonyms":[ "blots", "dyes", "stains", "bands", "bars", "streaks", "stripes", "intersperses", "sets", "studs", "bespatters", "spatters" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "noun", "verb" ] }, "dappling":{ "to mark with small spots especially unevenly":{ "examples":[ "sunlight dappled the canopy of vines over our heads" ], "synonyms":[ "blotching", "dotting", "flecking", "freckling", "marbling", "mottling", "peppering", "shooting", "specking", "speckling", "splotching", "spotting", "sprinkling", "stippling" ], "near synonyms":[ "blotting", "dyeing", "staining", "banding", "barring", "streaking", "striping", "interspersing", "setting", "studding", "bespattering", "spattering" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "verb" ] }, "dapperly":{ "as in breezily , jauntily":{ "examples":[], "synonyms":[], "near synonyms":[ "breezily", "cockily", "dashingly", "jauntily", "briskly", "crisply", "effervescently", "energetically", "jazzily", "racily", "springily", "agilely", "nimbly", "spryly", "friskily", "gamesomely", "playfully", "skittishly", "sportively", "allegro", "airily", "animatedly", "animately", "bouncily", "buoyantly", "gaily", "gayly", "high-spiritedly", "livelily", "lively", "perkily", "pertly", "snappily", "sparkily", "spiritedly", "sprightly", "trippingly", "vivaciously" ], "near antonyms":[ "dully", "inanimately", "sluggishly", "tardily", "halfheartedly", "idly", "indolently", "lazily", "lethargically", "slothfully", "heavily", "inactively", "listlessly", "tiredly", "wearily" ], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "adverb" ] }, "dapple":{ "a small area that is different (as in color) from the main part":{ "examples":[ "the clouds threw dapples of shadow over the eerily quiet street" ], "synonyms":[ "blotch", "dot", "eyespot", "fleck", "mottle", "patch", "pip", "point", "speck", "speckle", "splotch", "spot" ], "near synonyms":[ "birthmark", "freckle", "mole", "blob", "blot", "mark", "smear", "smudge", "smutch", "stain", "spatter", "splash", "polka dot" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "to mark with small spots especially unevenly":{ "examples":[ "sunlight dappled the canopy of vines over our heads" ], "synonyms":[ "blotch", "dot", "fleck", "freckle", "marble", "mottle", "pepper", "shoot", "speck", "speckle", "splotch", "spot", "sprinkle", "stipple" ], "near synonyms":[ "blot", "dye", "stain", "band", "bar", "streak", "stripe", "intersperse", "set", "stud", "bespatter", "spatter" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "noun", "verb" ] }, "dappled":{ "marked with spots":{ "examples":[ "a dappled fawn" ], "synonyms":[ "dotted", "flecked", "freckled", "mottled", "specked", "speckled", "splotchy", "spotted", "spotty", "stippled", "variegated" ], "near synonyms":[ "spangled", "marbled", "moir\u00e9", "moire", "veined", "chromatic", "colored", "colorful", "motley", "multicolored", "multihued", "polychromatic", "polychrome", "prismatic", "rainbow", "varicolored", "blotched", "blotchy", "piebald", "pinto", "roan" ], "near antonyms":[ "solid" ], "antonyms":[ "unspotted" ] }, "having blotches of two or more colors":{ "examples":[ "a forest that was vibrant with the dappled foliage of autumn" ], "synonyms":[ "blotched", "blotchy", "marbled", "mottled", "piebald", "pied", "pinto", "splotched", "spotted" ], "near synonyms":[ "shaded", "checkered", "motley", "multicolored", "polychromatic", "polychrome", "varicolored", "variegated", "blotted", "brindled", "brindle", "calico", "specked", "speckled", "streaked", "colored", "colorful", "pigmented", "dotted", "peppered", "sprinkled", "stippled", "discolored", "dyed", "marked", "stained", "flecked", "streaked", "bespattered", "spattered" ], "near antonyms":[ "monochromatic", "monochrome", "monochromic", "solid" ], "antonyms":[] }, "to mark with small spots especially unevenly":{ "examples":[ "sunlight dappled the canopy of vines over our heads" ], "synonyms":[ "blotched", "dotted", "flecked", "freckled", "marbled", "mottled", "peppered", "shot", "specked", "speckled", "splotched", "spotted", "sprinkled", "stippled" ], "near synonyms":[ "blotted", "dyed", "stained", "banded", "barred", "streaked", "striped", "interspersed", "set", "studded", "bespattered", "spattered" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "adjective", "verb" ] }, "dapper":{ "being strikingly neat and trim in style or appearance":{ "examples":[ "the dapper gentleman drew admiring glances from all over the ballroom" ], "synonyms":[ "natty", "sharp", "smart", "snappy", "spruce" ], "near synonyms":[ "dolled up", "dressy", "elegant", "formal", "spiffed-up", "orderly", "tidy", "\u00e0 la mode", "a la mode", "chic", "fashionable", "in", "modish", "stylish", "careful", "fastidious", "fussy", "meticulous", "combed", "groomed", "clean", "immaculate", "pristine", "spotless", "squeaky-clean" ], "near antonyms":[ "messy", "mussed", "rumpled", "uncombed", "untidy", "wrinkled", "shabby", "sleazy", "dingy", "dirty", "filthy", "foul", "grimy", "grubby", "nasty", "scroungy", "scrubby", "scruffy", "scuzzy", "smirched", "soiled", "spotted", "stained", "sullied", "unclean", "dowdy", "inelegant", "unfashionable", "unstylish" ], "antonyms":[ "disheveled", "dishevelled", "frowsy", "frowzy", "sloppy", "slovenly", "unkempt" ] }, "type":[ "adjective" ] } }