panache
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panache
- /pəˈnæʃ/ UK, US
- /pəˈnɑːʃ/ UK, US
Rhymes with -æʃ
Where it comes from
Unadapted borrowing from French panache, from Middle French pennache (“plume of feathers”), from Italian pennacchio, from Late Latin pinnāculum. Doublet of pinnacle.
noun panaches
- An ornamental plume on a helmet. I had taken the panache from my shako so that it might escape notice, but even with my fine overcoat I feared that sooner or later my uniform would betray me.
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Flamboyance, energetic style or action.
One old gentleman, who was in the habit of reading a Paris newspaper and knew things, chuckled gleefully to everybody that Alcée’s conduct was altogether chic, mais chic. That he had more panache than Boulanger. Well, perhaps he had.
Similar: dash, flamboyance, swagger, verve
Translations
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noun ornamental helmet plume
| Español | penacho |
|---|---|
| Português | penacho |
| Français | panache |
| Deutsch | Federbusch |
| Italiano | pennacchio |
| Română | panaș |
| Русский | плюма́ж pljumáž, султа́н sultán |
noun flamboyant style or action
| Español | gracia, garbo |
|---|---|
| Português | brilho |
| Français | panache |
| Deutsch | Schwung, Elan |
| Русский | щегольство́ ščegolʹstvó, фатовство́ fatovstvó, рисо́вка risóvka, разма́х razmáx |
Talk about this word "panache." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/panache. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026. panache. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/panache "panache." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/panache.Cite this
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