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debonair

de·bo·nair

UK/ˌdɛbəˈneə(ɹ)/ US/ˌdɛbəˈnɛɹ/ rare obsolete

adjective

1.

having a sophisticated charm

  • “a debonair gentleman”
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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”
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Origin

Via Middle English debonaire from Old French de bon aire (“of good stock; noble”).

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