The difference between Dandy and Well and good

When used as adjectives, dandy means like a dandy, foppish, whereas well and good means basically good, but with some shortcoming or limitation.


Dandy is also noun with the meaning: a man very concerned about his clothes and his appearance.

check bellow for the other definitions of Dandy and Well and good

  1. Dandy as an adjective:

    Like a dandy, foppish.

  2. Dandy as an adjective:

    Very good; better than expected but not as good as could be.

    Examples:

    "That's all fine and dandy, but how much does it cost?"

  3. Dandy as an adjective:

    Excellent; first-rate.

    Examples:

    "What a dandy little laptop you have."

  1. Dandy as a noun:

    A man very concerned about his clothes and his appearance.

  2. Dandy as a noun (British, nautical):

    A yawl, or a small after-sail on a yawl.

  3. Dandy as a noun:

    A dandy roller.

  1. Well and good as an adjective (idiomatic):

    Basically good, but with some shortcoming or limitation.

    Examples:

    "Having 200,000 entries is all well and good, but the data will be useless unless people can find what they need."

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