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- [1] : The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48
debonair \deb`onair"\, a. oe. debonere, of. de bon aire,
debonaire, of good descent or lineage, excellent, debonair,
f. d'ebonnaire debonair; de of l. de + bon good l.
bonus + aire. see air, and bounty, and cf. bonair.
characterized by courteousness, affability, or gentleness; of
good appearance and manners; graceful; complaisant.
1913 webster
was never prince so meek and debonair. --spenser.
1913 webster
see also:
air bounty bonair
- [2] : WordNet (r) 2.0
debonair
adj 1: having a sophisticated charm; "a debonair gentleman" syn: debonaire,
debonnaire, suave
2: 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" syn: chipper, debonaire, jaunty
see also:
debonaire debonnaire suave chipper jaunty
- [3] : Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0
37 moby thesaurus words for "debonair":
affable, airy, breezy, buoyant, carefree, charming, cheerful,
civil, corky, courteous, dapper, dashing, elegant, free and easy,
gay, genteel, gracious, insouciant, jaunty, light, light-hearted,
lighthearted, lightsome, mannerly, nonchalant, obliging, perky,
pleasant, polite, refined, resilient, smooth, soignee, sprightly,
suave, urbane, well-bred
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