DÉGAGÉ


Meaning of DÉGAGÉ in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ ˌdā-ˌgä-ˈzhā ]

adjective

Etymology: French, from past participle of dégager to put at ease, from Old French desgagier to redeem a pledge, free, from des- de- + gage pledge — more at gage

Date: 1696

1. : free of constraint : nonchalant

2. : being free and easy

clothes with a dégagé look

3. : extended with toe pointed in preparation for a ballet step

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