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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


deb⋅o⋅nair⋅ly, adverb
deb⋅o⋅nair⋅ness, noun


1. urbane, suave, elegant, polished.
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