debonair
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deb·o·nair
also deb·o·naire (dĕb'ə-nâr') 
adj.
debonairness deb'o·nair'ness n.
adj.
- Suave; urbane.
- Affable; genial.
- 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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debonair
also debonaire
adjective
- 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.
- Free from care or worry: blithe, carefree, light, lighthearted. See careful/careless, happy/unhappy.
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debonair
adj
Definition: charming, elegant
Antonyms: awkward, clumsy, inelegant, uncharming, undebonair
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Debonair can refer to:
- Debonair (airline), a British airline which ceased operations in October 1999
- Debonair (magazine), an Indian men's magazine
- Debonair Magazine (U.S.), a U.S. men's magazine
- The Debonaires, a transgressive dirty joke that has been told by numerous stand-up comedians since the vaudeville era
- Beechcraft Debonair, a model variant of the Beechcraft Bonanza, a civil aircraft introduced in 1947 by the Beech Aircraft Corporation
- Mitsubishi Debonair, a mid-size sedan by Mitsubishi Motors
- Debonair-ny, a men's fashion company based in New York
- The early name of The Flairs, an American doo wop group
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Debonair
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)
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
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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