debonair

also 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.

(deb-uh-NARE)

adjective
1. Suave; sophisticated.
2. Carefree; nonchalant.

Etymology
From Middle English, from Old French, from de bonne aire (of good lineage or disposition).

Usage
"Sergio Vieira de Mello, the top UN envoy on Iraq who was killed by a bomb blast yesterday, was a tough but debonair Brazilian ..." — Envoy 'Veteran of Global Conflicts'; Gulf Daily News (Bahrain); Aug 19, 2003.

"But the real challenge will be to get the debonair (Richard) Quest to shed his ties completely while he's here." — Rainbow Nation is the Right Shade For Quest; Business Report (Johannesburg, South Africa); Jul 28, 2003.

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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

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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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