dandere
A character archetype who stays silent, not expressing their feelingsA character archetype who stays silent, not expressing their feelings.
Meaning
1 senses(Internet, Japanese)A character archetype who stays silent, not expressing their feelings.
Origin
Borrowed from Japanese ダンデレ (dandere), a portmanteau of 黙り (danmari, “keeping completely sBorrowed from Japanese ダンデレ (dandere), a portmanteau of 黙り (danmari, “keeping completely silent”), emphatic noun form of verb 黙る (damaru, “to be silent”), and デレデレ (dere-dere, “in a lovey-dovey, infatuated, or lovestruck manner”, adverb).
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Forms
plural: dandere / danderesWord family
3 related wordsLessons for this word
1 lessons- A1Plural nouns — Because its plural is irregular