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deb⋅o⋅nair
[deb-uh-nair]
–adjective
| 1. | courteous, gracious, and having a sophisticated charm: a debonair gentleman. |
| 2. | jaunty; carefree; sprightly. |
Also, deb⋅o⋅naire, deb⋅on⋅naire.
Origin:
1175–1225; ME debone(i)re < AF; OF debonaire, orig. phrase de bon aire of good lineage
1175–1225; ME debone(i)re < AF; OF debonaire, orig. phrase de bon aire of good lineage

Related forms:
deb⋅o⋅nair⋅ly, adverb
deb⋅o⋅nair⋅ness, noun
Synonyms:
1. urbane, suave, elegant, polished.
1. urbane, suave, elegant, polished.
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Debonair
Deb`o*nair"\, a. [OE. debonere, OF. de bon aire, debonaire, of good descent or lineage, excellent, debonair, F. d['e]bonnaire debonair; de of (L. de) + bon good (L. bonus) + aire. See Air, and Bounty, and cf. Bonair.] Characterized by courteousness, affability, or gentleness; of good appearance and manners; graceful; complaisant. Was never prince so meek and debonair. --Spenser.
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debonair
c.1225, from O.Fr., from de bon' aire "of good race," originally used of hawks, hence, "thoroughbred" (opposite of Fr. demalaire). Used in M.E. to mean "docile, courteous," it became obsolete and was revived with an altered sense of "pleasant, affable" (1685).
Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2001 Douglas Harper
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