debonairness


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.