Associations to the word «Debonair»
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Wiktionary
DEBONAIR, adjective. (obsolete) Gracious, courteous.
DEBONAIR, adjective. Suave, urbane and sophisticated.
DEBONAIR, adjective. (especially of men) Charming, confident, and carefully dressed.
Dictionary definition
DEBONAIR, adjective. Having a sophisticated charm; "a debonair gentleman".
DEBONAIR, adjective. Having a cheerful, lively, and self-confident air; "looking chipper, like a man...diverted by his own wit"- Frances G. Patton; "life that is gay, brisk, and debonair"- H.M.Reynolds; "walked with a jaunty step"; "a jaunty optimist".
Wise words
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truants in custody and bring them back to their right
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