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debonair
Meaning: confident, stylish, and charming in manner
debonair in a sentence
How debonair is used in real sentences:
The debonair host greeted each guest with effortless charm.
The actor played a debonair diplomat who remained composed in every crisis.
“At the unveiling, the mayor gave a debonair speech, charming donors with polished jokes about how easily the project had proceeded.”
— from the passage Against the Metal
Synonyms for debonair
Other words for debonair — suave, urbane and dashing — carry the same meaning.
- suave
- urbane
- dashing
Antonyms of debonair
Words that mean the opposite of debonair:
- awkward
- graceless
- ungainly
Where it comes from
From Old French de bon aire, meaning 'of good bearing.'
Memory hook
DEBONAIR sounds like 'debonair at the affair': stylish and charming at a formal event.