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debonair
confident, stylish, and charming in manner
Synonyms
- suave
- urbane
- dashing
Antonyms
- awkward
- graceless
- ungainly
debonair in a sentence
The debonair host greeted each guest with effortless charm.
The actor played a debonair diplomat who remained composed in every crisis.
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.
Read it in context
- Against the Metal Arts