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debonaire

a. (alternative spelling of debonair English)

WordNet
debonaire
  1. adj. having a sophisticated charm; "a debonair gentleman" [syn: debonair, debonnaire, suave]

  2. 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" [syn: chipper, debonair, jaunty]

Usage examples of "debonaire".

Alle thise ensamples speke I by thise men, That been untrewe, and no thyng by wommen, For men han evere a likerous appetit On lower thyng to parfourne hire delit, Than on hire wyves, be they nevere so faire, Ne nevere so trewe, ne so debonaire.