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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 "suave"
              1
              The suave, oily little Mayor came in, twinkling his eyes and saying:
              The Eternal City
              2
              Individually or together, these two suave Burgundies would make a splendid present.
              The Irish Times
              3
              An excellent wood, pleasant to work in and suave to the touch.
              O. Henry Memorial Award Prize Stories of 1921
              4
              The irony of his tone belied the suave correctitude of his words.
              Simon the Jester
              5
              The sheriff was all unacclimated to the suave altruism of fashionable circles.
              The Ordeal: A Mountain Romance of Tennessee
              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
              1
              From the waist upwards I was unconcerned and even debonnaire.
              The Last Galley; Impressions and Tales
              2
              Louis shrugged like a Frenchman, looked debonnaire, and said 'Good-night.'
              Dynevor Terrace; Or, The Clue of Life — Volume 1
              3
              Young Bansemer in his khaki uniform was not the immaculate, debonnaire man of the drawing-room.
              Jane Cable
              4
              And they all demanded a hero, debonnaire and balanced.
              The Research Magnificent
              5
              The debonnaire expression passed over his face, as he glanced around, saying, 'You are right.
              Dynevor Terrace; Or, The Clue of Life — Volume 1
              Usage of debonaire in английском
              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