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Meanings of debonair in English

Having a sophisticated charm.

        Related terms

        Having a cheerful, lively, and self-confident air.

              Related terms

              Courteous, gracious, and having a sophisticated charm.

                    Usage of debonair in English
                    1
                    I see no sign of this debonair gentleman and of his following.
                    Sir Nigel
                    2
                    She lost some of her debonair insolence that expressed itself in indifference.
                    The Big-Town Round-Up
                    3
                    The colonel went to the barracks, but his usual debonair was missing.
                    The Goose Girl
                    4
                    Gone was the debonair gentleman of a quarter of an hour ago.
                    The Best Short Stories of 1920, and the Yearbook of the American...
                    5
                    The green man's laboured smile vanished altogether, as did his debonair manner.
                    The Neutronium Alchemist
                    6
                    I'd heard he'd been renowned for his sophisticated clothing and debonair style.
                    All together dead
                    7
                    They were all pictures of destitution, and especially the whilom debonair poet.
                    The Grey Cloak
                    8
                    He eyed the men that passed, appreciated their casual and debonair attire.
                    Time After Time
                    9
                    Mark Reay is a model, actor and photographer, more debonair than down-and-out.
                    BBC
                    10
                    He looked supremely debonair, without a trace of the faux-Chinese about him.
                    A fierce radiance: a novel
                    11
                    To herself she denied that she cared for this jaunty debonair scoundrel.
                    A Daughter of the Dons: A Story of New Mexico Today
                    12
                    He was supposed to play the part of suave, debonair playboy millionaire.
                    The darkest touch
                    13
                    I cannot be gay, brilliant, debonair in the presence of a cat.
                    The Man Upstairs and Other Stories
                    14
                    For once the debonair foreman's ready tongue had brought him to defeat.
                    Wyoming: A Story of the Outdoor West
                    15
                    Suddenly she saw Colonel Belmont sauntering down California Street, debonair as ever.
                    The Californians
                    16
                    The man, a debonair young fellow, stroked his little black moustache reflectively.
                    My Lady of the North
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                    United Kingdom
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