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Meanings of debonnaire in English
Synonyms
Examples for "suave"
Examples for "suave"
1
The suave, oily little Mayor came in, twinkling his eyes and saying:
2
Individually or together, these two suave Burgundies would make a splendid present.
3
An excellent wood, pleasant to work in and suave to the touch.
4
The irony of his tone belied the suave correctitude of his words.
5
The sheriff was all unacclimated to the suave altruism of fashionable circles.
1
I see no sign of this debonair gentleman and of his following.
2
She lost some of her debonair insolence that expressed itself in indifference.
3
The colonel went to the barracks, but his usual debonair was missing.
4
Gone was the debonair gentleman of a quarter of an hour ago.
5
The green man's laboured smile vanished altogether, as did his debonair manner.
1
But what is lightsome and blithe in her, was debonaire in him.
2
My dear Alwyn, those Yorkshire lasses are parlously comely, and mighty douce and debonaire.
3
The debonaire laziness was gone from Brice's voice and manner.
4
She seems a very debonaire, but a plain lady.
5
She seems a very debonaire, but plain lady.
Usage of debonnaire in English
1
From the waist upwards I was unconcerned and even debonnaire.
2
Louis shrugged like a Frenchman, looked debonnaire, and said 'Good-night.'
3
Young Bansemer in his khaki uniform was not the immaculate, debonnaire man of the drawing-room.
4
And they all demanded a hero, debonnaire and balanced.
5
The debonnaire expression passed over his face, as he glanced around, saying, 'You are right.
6
He had never seen her so radiantly debonnaire; yet her heart was full of annoying anxiety.
7
He was debonnaire in his smart summer clothing.
8
Handsome, dashing, debonnaire, he approaches a field of battle as a light-hearted schoolboy approaches a football field.
9
Yet here she was, debonnaire and fresh and perfectly appointed-andah, so terribly neat and spectacularly finessed!
10
This is the complete three-volume French edition, with red and gold cover, smart and debonnaire like its author.
11
They smoked silently for a moment-Verisschenzko'sCalmuck face fixed and inscrutable and Denzil's debonnaire English one usually grave.
12
He was debonnaire and smiling.
13
But the aspects of the wearers of warlike accoutrements are debonnaire and smiling, as of revellers on a holiday of peace.
14
Here is the debonnaire animal finally titivated, and I quite agree, much improved, though I mourn the loss of some of the spice.
15
There was a debonnaire assurance about him, the air of a man who thought he understood women, and indeed did understand a certain type.
16
The more he is set down and sneered at, the more debonnaire he looks, till I could rave at him for taking it so easily.'
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