DEBONAIR


Meaning of DEBONAIR in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ ˌde-bə-ˈner ]

adjective

Etymology: Middle English debonere, from Anglo-French deboneire, from de bon aire of good family or nature

Date: 13th century

1. archaic : gentle , courteous

2.

a. : suave , urbane

a debonair performer

b. : lighthearted , nonchalant

• deb·o·nair·ly adverb

• deb·o·nair·ness noun

Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary.      Энциклопедический словарь английского языка Merriam Webster.