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[ puh -nash , -nahsh ] SHOW IPA
/ pəˈnæʃ, -ˈnɑʃ / PHONETIC RESPELLING
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noun a grand or flamboyant manner; verve; style; flair: The actor who would play Cyrano must have panache.
an ornamental plume of feathers, tassels, or the like, especially one worn on a helmet or cap.
Architecture . the surface of a pendentive.
Origin of panache First recorded in 1545–55; variant (after French ) of pennache, from Middle French, from early Italian pennachio, from Late Latin pinnāculum, diminutive of pinna “wing”; identical in form with pinnāculum “roof gable, peak”; see pinnacle
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Example sentences from the Web for panache Its young front line ran hard at the Azzurri, harrying hardened defenders with speed and, yes, panache .
The Group of Life | Tunku Varadarajan| June 15, 2014| DAILY BEAST
The clothes were hideous and without an ounce of panache or style between them.
The Horror! The Horror! Rihanna's Porny Debut At #LFW | Tom Sykes| February 16, 2013| DAILY BEAST
He had the best answer, he had it first, and he delivered it with panache .
A Kiss Goodbye to Richard Dawson | Rebecca Dana| June 4, 2012| DAILY BEAST
There was no Bondian panache to my “struggle to find new meaning and purpose,” no hand-to-hand combat with Halle Berry.
Dad-olescence: The New Midlife Crisis | Sean Macaulay| October 27, 2009| DAILY BEAST
But there was no Bondian panache to my "struggle to find new meaning and purpose," no hand-to-hand combat with Halle Berry.
Dad-olescence: The New Midlife Crisis | Sean Macaulay| October 27, 2009| DAILY BEAST
Those who stood near called it his panache , and said it was miracle-working.
The White Plumes of Navarre | Samuel Rutherford Crockett
Where two colors are used they are panache ; if three, they are neapolitan.
The Century Cook Book | Mary Ronald
She was arrayed in a panache , or head-dress, made entirely of the plumage of the Quezale, the royal bird of Quiche.
Caxton's Book: A Collection of Essays, Poems, Tales, and Sketches. | W. H. Rhodes
Panache , pa-nash′, n. a plume of feathers, used as a head-dress.
Chambers's Twentieth Century Dictionary (part 3 of 4: N-R) | Various
They all wore the emblem of royalty, which I at once recognized in the panache of Quezale plumes that graced their heads.
Caxton's Book: A Collection of Essays, Poems, Tales, and Sketches. | W. H. Rhodes
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British Dictionary definitions for panache noun a dashing manner; style; swagger he rides with panache
a feathered plume on a helmet
Word Origin for panache C16: via French from Old Italian pennacchio, from Late Latin pinnāculum feather, from Latin pinna feather; compare Latin pinnāculum pinnacle
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Words related to panache vigor, style, verve, dash, charisma, brio, swagger, flourish, flair, flamboyance, élan