Panache

3 definitions found

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

  Panache \Pa*nache"\, n. [F., fr. L. penna a feather. See {Pen} a
     feather.]
     1. A plume or bunch of feathers, esp. such a bunch worn on
        the helmet; any military plume, or ornamental group of
        feathers.
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              A panache of variegated plumes.       --Prescott.
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     2. A pleasingly flamboyant style or manner; flair[4]; verve.
        [PJC] Panada

From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:

  panache
       n 1: distinctive and stylish elegance; "he wooed her with the
            confident dash of a cavalry officer" [syn: {dash}, {elan},
             {flair}, {style}]
       2: a feathered plume on a helmet

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

  66 Moby Thesaurus words for "panache":
     animation, blatancy, boldness, brazenness, brio, chic,
     colorfulness, crest, crudeness, cultivation, dash, dazzle,
     dazzlingness, eclat, elan, energy, enthusiasm, extravagance,
     extravaganza, extravagation, feather, flagrancy, flair,
     flamboyance, flashiness, flourish, gaiety, garishness, gaudery,
     gaudiness, glare, glitter, good taste, gorgeousness, gusto, hackle,
     jauntiness, jazziness, liveliness, loudness, luridness,
     meretriciousness, obtrusiveness, pinion, plume, plumule, quill,
     savoir faire, scapular, self-assurance, sensationalism,
     shamelessness, showiness, smartness, sophistication, spirit,
     sportiness, style, swagger, tawdriness, topknot, tuft, verve,
     vigor, vulgarness, zest