debonair

deb·o·nair

also deb·o·naire  (dĕb′ə-nâr′)

adj.

1. Sophisticated; urbane.

2. Gracious and charming in a cheerful, carefree way.

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[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.]

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deb′o·nair′ly adv.

deb′o·nair′ness n.

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debonair

(ˌdɛbəˈnɛə) ,

debonnaire

or

debonaire

(esp of a man or his manner) adj

1. suave and refined

2. carefree; light-hearted

3. courteous and cheerful; affable

[C13: from Old French debonaire, from de bon aire having a good disposition]

ˌdeboˈnairly adv

ˌdeboˈnairness n

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deb•o•nair

(ˌdɛb əˈnɛər)

adj.

1. suave; worldly.

2. jaunty; carefree.

[1175–1225; Middle English debone(i)re < Anglo-French; Old French debonaire, orig. phrase de bon aire of good lineage]

deb`o•nair′ly, adv.

deb`o•nair′ness, n.

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Thesaurus

Adj.	1.	debonair - having a sophisticated charm; "a debonair gentleman" debonaire, debonnaire, suave refined - (used of persons and their behavior) cultivated and genteel; "she was delicate and refined and unused to hardship"; "refined people with refined taste"
	2.	debonair - 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, debonaire, jaunty cheerful - 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"

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debonair

adjective elegant, charming, dashing, smooth, refined, courteous, affable, suave, urbane, well-bred a handsome, debonair, death-defying racing-driver

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debonair

also debonaire
adjective

1. Displaying light-hearted nonchalance:

airy, breezy, buoyant, jaunty.

Informal: corky.

Idiom: free and easy.

2. Free from care or worry:

blithe, carefree, light, lighthearted.

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Translations

fröhlichgefälligheiterhöflich

débonnaire

bonario

debonair

[ˌdebəˈnɛəʳ] ADJ (= elegant) → gallardo; (= courteous) → cortés; (= cheerful) → alegre

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debonair

[ˌdɛbəˈnɛə^r] adj (= suave) [man] → élégant et sûr de lui

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debonair

adj → flott

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debonair

[ˌdɛbəˈnɛəʳ] adj (young man) → gioviale e disinvolto/a

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