debonair

also deb·o·naire (dĕb'ə-nâr')
adj.

1. Suave; urbane.
2. Affable; genial.
3. Carefree and gay; jaunty.

[Middle English debonaire, gracious, kindly, from Old French, from de bon aire, of good lineage or disposition : de, of (from Latin dē; see de-) + bon, bonne, good (from Latin bonus) + aire, nest, family; see aerie.]

debonairly deb'o·nair'ly adv.
debonairness deb'o·nair'ness n.

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also debonaire

adjective

1. Displaying light-hearted nonchalance: airy, breezy, buoyant, jaunty. Informal corky. Idioms: free and easy. See attitude/good attitude/bad attitude/neutral attitude, careful/careless, good/bad.
2. Free from care or worry: blithe, carefree, light, lighthearted. See careful/careless, happy/unhappy.

adj

Definition: charming, elegant
Antonyms: awkward, clumsy, inelegant, uncharming, undebonair

For a list of words related to debonair, see:

• Appealing, Elegant, Neat, Rich, or Fancy

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Dansk (Danish)
adj. - munter, urban

Nederlands (Dutch)
voorkomend, charmant

Français (French)
adj. - raffiné, doucereux

Deutsch (German)
adj. - frohgemut, liebenswürdig

Ελληνική (Greek)
adj. - ανέμελος, πλήρης αυτοπεποιθήσεως (κν. αεράτος)

Italiano (Italian)
gioviale

Português (Portuguese)
adj. - afável, jovial

Русский (Russian)
элегантный, светский

Español (Spanish)
adj. - elegante, gallardo

Svenska (Swedish)
adj. - charmig, sympatisk

中文（简体）(Chinese (Simplified))
殷勤的, 快活的, 高兴的

中文（繁體）(Chinese (Traditional))
adj. - 殷勤的, 快活的, 高興的

한국어 (Korean)
adj. - 상냥한, 활기찬

日本語 (Japanese)
adj. - 愛想のよい, 明朗な, 快活な

العربيه (Arabic)
‏(صفه) واثق من نفسه وفاتن ( تستخدم خاصه لوصف رجل)‏

עברית (Hebrew)
adj. - ‮עליז, מקסים, אדיב‬

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