Definition of debonair Debonair

/dɛˌbʌnɛˈɹ/ - [debuner] - deb•o•nair

We found 8 definitions of debonair from 5 different sources.

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What does debonair mean?

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Adjective

debonair - having a sophisticated charm; "a debonair gentleman"
  debonaire, debonnaire, suave
  refined (used of persons and their behavior) cultivated and genteel; "she was delicate and refined and unused to hardship"; "refined people with refined taste"
debonair - 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"
  chipper, debonaire, jaunty
  cheerful being full of or promoting cheer; having or showing good spirits; "her cheerful nature"; "a cheerful greeting"; "a cheerful room"; "as cheerful as anyone confined to a hospital bed could be"
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Webster DictionaryWebster's Unabridged Dictionary 📘

  • debonair (a.)
    Characterized by courteousness, affability, or gentleness; of good appearance and manners; graceful; complaisant.

OmegaWiki DictionaryOmegaWiki Dictionary Ω

  • debonair
    Courteous, gracious, and having a sophisticated charm.

Chambers DictionaryChamber's 20th Century Dictionary 📕

  • debonair
    deb-o-nār′, adj. of good appearance and manners: elegant: courteous: gay.—adv. Debonair′ly.—n. Debonair′ness. [Fr. de, of, bon, good, air, appearance, manner.]

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