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Meanings of debonaire in inglês

Having a sophisticated charm.

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

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              Examples for "jaunty"
              1
              The line above comes from the jaunty Matrimony; such an old-fashioned word.
              The Irish Times
              2
              The feeling in the court next morning was good tempered, even jaunty.
              Oscar Wilde, His Life and Confessions — Volume 1
              3
              But the ice-boat was as fearless and as gaily jaunty as Siegfried.
              The Dozen from Lakerim
              4
              The jaunty music appears to be pointing us in a jokey direction.
              The Irish Times
              5
              She was even jaunty in her recital of the weather's minor hardships.
              The Boss of Little Arcady
              1
              Still, I end the day feeling rather chipper about this dieting lark.
              The Guardian
              2
              He wasn't surprised to hear her chipper voice telling him to enter.
              Once bitten, twice dead
              3
              Mimi had told Ruth emphatically to have Bethy looking bright and chipper.
              Seeing stars
              4
              Larry's more chipper than I've seen him this whole trip, almost sunny.
              Larry's kidney: being the true story of how I found myself in ch...
              5
              But she'd seemingly come to her senses and appeared lovely and chipper.
              The Intimate Adventures of a London Call Girl
              Usage of debonaire in inglês
              1
              But what is lightsome and blithe in her, was debonaire in him.
              The Little Lady of the Big House
              2
              My dear Alwyn, those Yorkshire lasses are parlously comely, and mighty douce and debonaire.
              The Last of the Barons — Volume 08
              3
              The debonaire laziness was gone from Brice's voice and manner.
              Black Caesar's Clan : A Florida Mystery Story
              4
              She seems a very debonaire, but a plain lady.
              The Diary of Samuel Pepys
              5
              She seems a very debonaire, but plain lady.
              Diary of Samuel Pepys — Volume 05: May 1660
              6
              At 53, Ferry still looks dapper and debonaire - bet your dad wouldn't look so cool in leather trousers.
              The Irish Times
              7
              "I go," rejoined the other, gracefully, and the door swung shut behind his debonaire retreat.
              White Ashes
              Debonaire through the time