Definitions for: Debonair


[adj] 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"
[adj] having a sophisticated charm; "a debonair gentleman"



Webster (1913) Definition: 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.

Was never prince so meek and debonair. --Spenser.

Synonyms: cheerful, chipper, debonaire, debonnaire, jaunty, refined, suave

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