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Antonyms for panache

Grammar : Noun
Spell : puh-nash, -nahsh
Phonetic Transcription : pəˈnæʃ, -ˈnɑʃ


Definition of panache

Origin :
  • 1550s, "a tuft or plume of feathers," from Middle French pennache "tuft of feathers," from Italian pennaccio, from Late Latin pinnaculum "small wing, gable, peak" (see pinnacle). Figurative sense of "display, swagger" first recorded 1898 (in translation of "Cyrano de Bergerac"), from French.
  • noun person's flamboyant spirit
Example sentences :
  • Panache d'Orlans, flesh, striped with rose and purple, distinct.
  • Extract from : « The Book of Roses » by Francis Parkman
  • Now, what is this panache upon which "Cyrano" sets such a high value?
  • Extract from : « Cyrano de Bergerac » by Edmond Rostand
  • The representative of the panache among them was essentially Murat.
  • Extract from : « Cyrano de Bergerac » by Edmond Rostand
  • Thereupon he arose, and transferred the panache from his head to Hualpas.
  • Extract from : « The Fair God » by Lew Wallace
  • Where two colors are used they are panache; if three, they are neapolitan.
  • Extract from : « The Century Cook Book » by Mary Ronald
  • The ear-flaps are hinged at the sides, and at the base of the skull is fixed the Panache, or plume-holder.
  • Extract from : « Armour & Weapons » by Charles John Ffoulkes
  • Those who stood near called it his panache, and said it was miracle-working.
  • Extract from : « The White Plumes of Navarre » by Samuel Rutherford Crockett
  • He had a sense of humour, even when he wore the panache of General Boulanger, and opposed the Dreyfus proceedings.
  • Extract from : « Egoists » by James Huneker
  • The panache is literally a high plume, or bunch of plumes, that waves high above a commander's head-gear.
  • Extract from : « Cyrano de Bergerac » by Edmond Rostand
  • Maurice Maeterlinck employs the symbol instead of the sword; the psyche is his panache.
  • Extract from : « Iconoclasts » by James Huneker

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