Associations to the word «Debonaire»

Wiktionary

DEBONAIRE, adjective. Alternative spelling of debonair

Dictionary definition

DEBONAIRE, adjective. Having a sophisticated charm; "a debonair gentleman".
DEBONAIRE, 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

A word is not a crystal, transparent and unchanged; it is the skin of a living thought and may vary greatly in color and content according to the circumstances and time in which it is used.
Oliver Wendell Holmes, Jr.