debonair
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debonair
- /ˌdɛbəˈneə(ɹ)/ UK
- /ˌdɛbəˈnɛɹ/ Canada, US
- /ˌdebəˈneː/ Australia
- /ˌdebəˈneə̯/ Australia, Western
- /ˌdebəˈneə̯/ New Zealand
- /ˌdebəˈniə̯/ New Zealand
Where it comes from
Via Middle English debonaire from Old French de bon aire (“of good stock; noble”).
adjective more debonair · most debonair · debonaire · debonnaire · débonnaire
- Gracious, courteous. Let be that Ladie debonaire, / Thou recreant knight, and soone thy selfe prepaire / To battell […].
- Suave, urbane and sophisticated. “He's doing it wrong! I am much more suave, debonair, and sophisticated than that!” “Yes, Dan, that's a very debonair stain you have on your shirt.” “I'll have you know I have sophistication coming out the wazoo!”
- Charming, confident, and carefully dressed. The hard launch of what appeared to be the hottest new relationship in town – Billanna? Winty? – at the 2023 Met Gala saw Vogue supremo Wintour, who has hosted the Met Gala for 30 years, walk the red carpet arm in arm with the dashing and debonair Love Actually star, a man Clive James named “the nat
noun debonaire · debonnaire · débonnaire
- Debonaire behaviour; graciousness. But yet, shall my vanity extend only to personals, such as the gracefulness of dress, my debonnaire, and my assurance—Self-taught, self-acquired, these!
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adj (obsolete) Gracious, courteous
| Deutsch | liebenswürdig, reizend |
|---|---|
| Русский | обходи́тельный obxodítelʹnyj |
adj Suave, urbane and sophisticated
| Deutsch | gepflegt, elegant |
|---|---|
| Русский | обходи́тельный obxodítelʹnyj |
adj Charming, confident and carefully dressed
| Deutsch | liebenswürdig, lässig-elegant, charmant, gepflegt, reizend |
|---|---|
| Русский | гала́нтный galántnyj |
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