debonairadj.n.

Brit.

/ˌdɛbəˈnɛː/, U.S.

/ˈdɛbəˌnɛr/,

/ˌdɛbəˈnɛr/

Forms: Middle English debonere, Middle English deboneir(e, debonure, Middle English debonar, Middle English–1500s deboner, debonayr(e, 1500s Scottish debonare, Middle English– debonaire, Middle English– debonair, (1600s–1800s debonnaire, 1700s–1800s debonnair).

Etymology: < Old French debonaire, originally a phrase de bonne aire (11th cent.) of good disposition. Very common in Middle English, but obsolescent from the 16th cent., and now a literary archaism, often assimilated in spelling to modern French débonnaire.

A. adj.

†(a) Of gentle disposition, mild, meek; gracious, kindly; courteous, affable. Obsolete. (b) Pleasant and affable in outward manner or address; often in modern quots. connoting gaiety of heart.

ΘΚΠ

the world > action or operation > behaviour > good behaviour > courtesy > [adjective]

metheOE

hendc1225

debonairc1230

hendya1250

courteousc1275

hendlyc1275

bonairc1300

quaintc1300

sweetc1330

graciousa1375

meetha1400

debonary1402

debonariousc1485

humanec1500

civil1565

genty1660

discreet1739

polite1751

politeful1832

the world > action or operation > behaviour > good behaviour > courtesy > [adjective] > agreeable in manner > affable

debonairc1230

smoltc1400

affable?c1475

facilea1592

debonary1630

osculable1893

uncondescending1969

c1230 (?a1200) Ancrene Riwle (Corpus Cambr.) (1962) 96 Þet deboneire child hwen hit is ibeaten. ȝef þe feader hat hit hit cusseð þe ȝerde.

1297 R. Gloucester's Chron. (1724) 167 So large he was & so hende, & al so de bonere.

1297 R. Gloucester's Chron. (1724) 374 To hem, þat wolde hys wylle do, debonere he was & mylde.

c1374 G. Chaucer tr. Boethius De Consol. Philos. i. v. 22 Zepherus þe deboneire wynde.

a1382 Bible (Wycliffite, E.V.) (Douce 369(1)) (1850) Ecclus. v. 13 Be thou debonere to here the wrd of God.

c1385 G. Chaucer Legend Good Women 276 So good, so faire, so debonayre.

c1430 J. Lydgate Chichevache & Bycorne Pacient wyfes debonayre, Whiche to her husbondes be nat contrayre.

1489 (a1380) J. Barbour Bruce (Adv.) i. 362 Wys curtais and deboner.

1545 T. Raynald in tr. E. Roesslin Byrth of Mankynde Prol. sig. B.vii By honest, sobre, debonayre, and gentell maners.

1590 E. Spenser Faerie Queene i. ii. sig. B6 Was neuer Prince so meeke and debonaire.

1685 J. Evelyn Mem. (1857) II. 216 He was a prince of many virtues, and many great imperfections: debonaire, easy of access.

1706 tr. J. B. Morvan de Bellegarde Refl. upon Ridicule 387 He has too debonair and free a Deportment with the Women.

1782 W. Cowper Table Talk in Poems 236 The Frenchman, easy, debonair, and brisk.

1812 M. Edgeworth Vivian ii, in Tales Fashionable Life IV. 40 In spite of his gay and debonnair manner, he looked old.

1843 E. Bulwer-Lytton Last of Barons I. i. vi. 103 She became so vivacious, so debonnair, so charming.

1847 B. Disraeli Tancred I. ii. xvi. 327 A carriage a degree too debonair for his years.

B. n.

†1. [the adjective used absol.] Gracious being or person. Obsolete.

ΘΚΠ

the world > action or operation > behaviour > good behaviour > kindness > [noun] > graciousness > person

henda1350

debonairc1366

gracer1592

c1366 G. Chaucer A.B.C. 6 Help and releeue thou mihti debonayre.

1393 J. Gower Confessio Amantis III. 192 Trajan the worthy debonaire, By whom that Rome stood governed.

†2. Graciousness of manner; = debonairty n.

ΘΚΠ

the world > action or operation > behaviour > good behaviour > courtesy > [noun] > agreeable behaviour > affability

affability?1483

affableness1587

debonairty1600

debonair1697

debonairness1753

1697 J. Evelyn Numismata ix. 305 A serious Majesty was attemper'd with such strokes of Debonaire, as won Love, and Reverence.

1747 S. Richardson Clarissa I. xxxi. 196 Shall my vanity extend only to personals, such as the gracefulness of dress, my debonnaire, and my assureance?

This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1894; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	debonair
释义	debonairadj.n. Brit. /ˌdɛbəˈnɛː/, U.S. /ˈdɛbəˌnɛr/, /ˌdɛbəˈnɛr/ Forms: Middle English debonere, Middle English deboneir(e, debonure, Middle English debonar, Middle English–1500s deboner, debonayr(e, 1500s Scottish debonare, Middle English– debonaire, Middle English– debonair, (1600s–1800s debonnaire, 1700s–1800s debonnair). Etymology: < Old French debonaire, originally a phrase de bonne aire (11th cent.) of good disposition. Very common in Middle English, but obsolescent from the 16th cent., and now a literary archaism, often assimilated in spelling to modern French débonnaire. A. adj. †(a) Of gentle disposition, mild, meek; gracious, kindly; courteous, affable. Obsolete. (b) Pleasant and affable in outward manner or address; often in modern quots. connoting gaiety of heart. ΘΚΠ the world > action or operation > behaviour > good behaviour > courtesy > [adjective] metheOE hendc1225 debonairc1230 hendya1250 courteousc1275 hendlyc1275 bonairc1300 quaintc1300 sweetc1330 graciousa1375 meetha1400 debonary1402 debonariousc1485 humanec1500 civil1565 genty1660 discreet1739 polite1751 politeful1832 the world > action or operation > behaviour > good behaviour > courtesy > [adjective] > agreeable in manner > affable debonairc1230 smoltc1400 affable?c1475 facilea1592 debonary1630 osculable1893 uncondescending1969 c1230 (?a1200) Ancrene Riwle (Corpus Cambr.) (1962) 96 Þet deboneire child hwen hit is ibeaten. ȝef þe feader hat hit hit cusseð þe ȝerde. 1297 R. Gloucester's Chron. (1724) 167 So large he was & so hende, & al so de bonere. 1297 R. Gloucester's Chron. (1724) 374 To hem, þat wolde hys wylle do, debonere he was & mylde. c1374 G. Chaucer tr. Boethius De Consol. Philos. i. v. 22 Zepherus þe deboneire wynde. a1382 Bible (Wycliffite, E.V.) (Douce 369(1)) (1850) Ecclus. v. 13 Be thou debonere to here the wrd of God. c1385 G. Chaucer Legend Good Women 276 So good, so faire, so debonayre. c1430 J. Lydgate Chichevache & Bycorne Pacient wyfes debonayre, Whiche to her husbondes be nat contrayre. 1489 (a1380) J. Barbour Bruce (Adv.) i. 362 Wys curtais and deboner. 1545 T. Raynald in tr. E. Roesslin Byrth of Mankynde Prol. sig. B.vii By honest, sobre, debonayre, and gentell maners. 1590 E. Spenser Faerie Queene i. ii. sig. B6 Was neuer Prince so meeke and debonaire. 1685 J. Evelyn Mem. (1857) II. 216 He was a prince of many virtues, and many great imperfections: debonaire, easy of access. 1706 tr. J. B. Morvan de Bellegarde Refl. upon Ridicule 387 He has too debonair and free a Deportment with the Women. 1782 W. Cowper Table Talk in Poems 236 The Frenchman, easy, debonair, and brisk. 1812 M. Edgeworth Vivian ii, in Tales Fashionable Life IV. 40 In spite of his gay and debonnair manner, he looked old. 1843 E. Bulwer-Lytton Last of Barons I. i. vi. 103 She became so vivacious, so debonnair, so charming. 1847 B. Disraeli Tancred I. ii. xvi. 327 A carriage a degree too debonair for his years. B. n. †1. [the adjective used absol.] Gracious being or person. Obsolete. ΘΚΠ the world > action or operation > behaviour > good behaviour > kindness > [noun] > graciousness > person henda1350 debonairc1366 gracer1592 c1366 G. Chaucer A.B.C. 6 Help and releeue thou mihti debonayre. 1393 J. Gower Confessio Amantis III. 192 Trajan the worthy debonaire, By whom that Rome stood governed. †2. Graciousness of manner; = debonairty n. ΘΚΠ the world > action or operation > behaviour > good behaviour > courtesy > [noun] > agreeable behaviour > affability affability?1483 affableness1587 debonairty1600 debonair1697 debonairness1753 1697 J. Evelyn Numismata ix. 305 A serious Majesty was attemper'd with such strokes of Debonaire, as won Love, and Reverence. 1747 S. Richardson Clarissa I. xxxi. 196 Shall my vanity extend only to personals, such as the gracefulness of dress, my debonnaire, and my assureance? This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1894; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < adj.n.c1230
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