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debonaire
deb·o·nair also deb·o·naire D0062900 (dĕb′ə-nâr′)adj.1. Sophisticated; urbane.2. Gracious and charming in a cheerful, carefree way.
[Middle English debonaire, gracious, kindly, from Old French, from de bon aire, of good lineage or disposition : de, of (from Latin dē; see de-) + bon, bonne, good (from Latin bonus; see deu- in Indo-European roots) + aire, nest, family; see aerie.]
deb′o·nair′ly adv.deb′o·nair′ness n.Thesaurus| Adj. | 1. | debonaire - having a sophisticated charm; "a debonair gentleman"debonair, debonnaire, suaverefined - (used of persons and their behavior) cultivated and genteel; "she was delicate and refined and unused to hardship"; "refined people with refined taste" | | 2. | debonaire - having a cheerful, lively, and self-confident air; "looking chipper, like a man...diverted by his own wit"- Frances G. Patton; "life that is gay, brisk, and debonair"- H.M.Reynolds; "walked with a jaunty step"; "a jaunty optimist"chipper, debonair, jauntycheerful - being full of or promoting cheer; having or showing good spirits; "her cheerful nature"; "a cheerful greeting"; "a cheerful room"; "as cheerful as anyone confined to a hospital bed could be" |
debonair also debonaire
adjective1. Displaying light-hearted nonchalance:airy, breezy, buoyant, jaunty.Informal: corky.Idiom: free and easy.2. Free from care or worry:blithe, carefree, light, lighthearted.debonaire
Synonyms for debonaireadj having a sophisticated charmSynonymsRelated Wordsadj having a cheerful, lively, and self-confident airSynonymsRelated Words |