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debonair

[ deb-uh-nair ]

adjective

  1. courteous, gracious, and having a sophisticated charm:

    a debonair gentleman.

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debonair

/ ËŒ»åÉ›²úəˈ²Ôɛə /

adjective

  1. suave and refined
  2. carefree; light-hearted
  3. courteous and cheerful; affable
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged†2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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Derived Forms

  • ËŒ»å±ð²ú´Çˈ²Ô²¹¾±°ù±ô²â, adverb
  • ËŒ»å±ð²ú´Çˈ²Ô²¹¾±°ù²Ô±ð²õ²õ, noun
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Other ˜yÐÄvlog Forms

  • »å±ð²úo·²Ô²¹¾±°ùl²â adverb
  • »å±ð²úo·²Ô²¹¾±°ùn±ð²õ²õ noun
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˜yÐÄvlog History and Origins

Origin of debonair1

First recorded in 1175–1225; Middle English debone(i)re, from Anglo-French; Old French debonaire; the original phrase was de bon aire “of good lineageâ€
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˜yÐÄvlog History and Origins

Origin of debonair1

C13: from Old French debonaire, from de bon aire having a good disposition
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Manilow asked the crowd of the debonair record executive who helped shepherd him to stardom.

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Tall, debonair and handsome, Hassilev also was the sex symbol of the trio.

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This lack of social synchrony can land even the most debonair droid in the “uncanny valley.â€

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“Their conversations aren’t all stylized and coy and debonair. They say the kinds of things that you would hear in bed at the end of the day with the person that you’re closest to.â€

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This feels like the year the academy overlooked DiCaprio for playing the debonair, depraved plantation owner in Quentin Tarantino’s “Django Unchained.â€

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