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Definition of Debonair
1. Adjective. Having a sophisticated charm. "A debonair gentleman"
2. Adjective. Having a cheerful, lively, and self-confident air. "A jaunty optimist"
Definition of Debonair
1. a. Characterized by courteousness, affability, or gentleness; of good appearance and manners; graceful; complaisant.
Definition of Debonair
1. Adjective. (obsolete) Gracious, courteous. ¹
2. Adjective. Suave, urbane and sophisticated. ¹
3. Adjective. (especially of men) Charming, confident and carefully dressed. ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Debonair
1. suave [adj] - See also: suave
Lexicographical Neighbors of Debonair
Literary usage of Debonair
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. View of the State of Europe During the Middle Ages by Henry Hallam (1822)
"... French Kings — Accession of Pepin— State of Italy— Charlemagne — His Reign
and Character — Louis the debonair — His Successors — Calamitous State of the ..."
2. View of the State of Europe During the Middle Ages by Henry Hallam (1882)
"... of Italy — Charlemagne — His Reign and Character — Louis tbe debonair — His
Successors — Calamitous State of the Empire in the ninth and tenth Centuries ..."
3. On the Study of Words: Lectures Addressed (originally) to the Pupils at the by Richard Chenevix Trench (1866)
"Others, as ' deft,' ' debonair,' ' malapert,' reach down, at least in literary
use, to the middle of the eighteenth century; with, in the case of the last, ..."
4. The Epigrams of Martial by Martial (1890)
""When thou didst know the merry feast Of jocund Flora was at best, And debonair
the vulgar be, Our solemn sports, how loosely free Into the seated multitude ..."
5. The Chief American Poets by Curtis Hidden Page (1905)
"... that flew beside, Leaving thee wild for the dear child that should have been
thy bride — For her, the fair and debonair, that now so lowly lies, ..."
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