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Definition of Debonairness
1. n. The quality of being debonair; good humor; gentleness; courtesy.
Definition of Debonairness
1. Noun. The state or quality of being debonair. ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Debonairness
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Lexicographical Neighbors of Debonairness
Literary usage of Debonairness
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. The Life and Opinions of Tristram Shandy, Gentleman by Laurence Sterne (1832)
"... said I.—Then I'll go to the Duke, by Heaven ! with all the gaiety and debonairness
in the world. —And there you are wrong again, replied I.—A heart at ..."
2. A Dictionary of the English Language by Samuel Johnson, John Walker, Robert S. Jameson (1828)
"One who seduces others to intemperance. civil ; well-bred. DEBONAIRLY, (deb-o-nare'-le)
ad. Elegantly ; with a genteel air. debonairness, (deb-o-nare'-nes) ..."
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