Debonair

3 definitions found

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Debonair \Deb`o*nair"\, a. [OE. debonere, OF. de bon aire,
     debonaire, of good descent or lineage, excellent, debonair,
     F. d['e]bonnaire 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.


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           Was never prince so meek and debonair.   --Spenser.
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From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:

  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}]

From Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0 [moby-thes]:

  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