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Meanings of debonaire in английском

Having a sophisticated charm.

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

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Examples for "jaunty"
Examples for "jaunty"
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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 английском
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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
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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