/ ˌdebəˈneə(r); NAmE -ˈner/ adjective
( old-fashioned ) ( usually of men ) fashionable and confident
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WORD ORIGIN
Middle English (in the sense meek or courteous ): from Old French debonaire , from de bon aire of good disposition.
/ ˌdebəˈneə(r); NAmE -ˈner/ adjective
( old-fashioned ) ( usually of men ) fashionable and confident
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WORD ORIGIN
Middle English (in the sense meek or courteous ): from Old French debonaire , from de bon aire of good disposition.
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary. Оксфордский английский словарь для изучающик язык на продвинутом уровне. 2005