macaroni vs dandy

macaroni and dandy both are nouns.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
macaroni	Yes	No	No	No
dandy	Yes	Yes	No	No

As nouns, dandy is a hypernym of macaroni; that is, dandy is a word with a broader meaning than macaroni:

macaroni: a British dandy in the 18th century who affected Continental mannerisms
dandy: a man who is much concerned with his dress and appearance

Other hypernyms of macaroni include beau, clotheshorse, dude, fashion plate, fop, gallant, sheik, swell.

macaroni (noun)	dandy (noun)
pasta in the form of slender tubes	a sailing vessel with two masts; a small mizzen is aft of the rudderpost
a British dandy in the 18th century who affected Continental mannerisms	a man who is much concerned with his dress and appearance

macaroni (adjective)	dandy (adjective)
	excellent