deb·o·nair also deb·o·naire (d b  -nâr )adj. 1. Suave; urbane. 2. Affable; genial. 3. Carefree and gay; jaunty. [Middle English debonaire, gracious, kindly, from Old French, from de bon aire, of good lineage or disposition : de, of (from Latin d  ; see de-) + bon, bonne, good (from Latin bonus; see deu-2 in Indo-European roots) + aire, nest, family; see aerie.]deb o·nairly adv.deb o·nairness n. |
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