Antonyms for debonair
| Grammar : Adj |
| Spell : deb-uh-nair |
| Phonetic Transcription : ˌdɛb əˈnɛər |
Definition of debonair
Origin :- c.1200, "mild, gentle, kind courteous," from Old French debonaire, from de bon' aire "of good race," originally used of hawks, hence, "thoroughbred" (opposite of French demalaire). Used in Middle English to mean "docile, courteous," it became obsolete and was revived with an altered sense of "pleasant, affable" (1680s).
- adj charming, elegant
- I see him smiling and debonair at the minute when I am in a ferment.
- Extract from : « The Conquest of Fear » by Basil King
- Then he followed Ike into the cabin, debonair and apparently unconcerned.
- Extract from : « Louisiana Lou » by William West Winter
- Robb turned away in his cheerful, debonair manner and rode off.
- Extract from : « The Hound From The North » by Ridgwell Cullum
- This gay, debonair Scotsman is simply worshipped by the men.
- Extract from : « War Letters of a Public-School Boy » by Paul Jones.
- She had been so generous, so debonair, such a gay and charming spender.
- Extract from : « If You Touch Them They Vanish » by Gouverneur Morris
- Gone was the debonair gentleman of a quarter of an hour ago.
- Extract from : « The Best Short Stories of 1920 » by Various
- The Westerner, answering the questions of his cousin, was at his debonair best.
- Extract from : « The Highgrader » by William MacLeod Raine
- The debonair lightness of the question could not rob it of its significance.
- Extract from : « The Highgrader » by William MacLeod Raine
- The name did not fit him; was too mealy; not debonair enough.
- Extract from : « Gigolo » by Edna Ferber
- But, at the moment, Flamby had no eyes for the debonair Orlando.
- Extract from : « The Orchard of Tears » by Sax Rohmer
Synonyms for debonair
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