- Debonairness
- Debonairness Deb`o*nair"ness, n. The quality of being debonair; good humor; gentleness; courtesy. --Sterne. [1913 Webster]
The Collaborative International Dictionary of English. 2000.
Debonairness
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debonairness — noun see debonair … New Collegiate Dictionary
debonairness — See debonairly. * * * … Universalium
debonairness — noun The state or quality of being debonair … Wiktionary
debonairness — n. jauntiness, liveliness; politeness, courteousness … English contemporary dictionary
debonairness — deb·o·nair·ness … English syllables
debonairness — noun ( es) Etymology: Middle English debonerenesse, from debonere + nesse ness : the quality of being debonair : good humor : jauntiness, lightheartedness … Useful english dictionary
Debonairity — Deb o*nair i*ty, n. [OF. debonairet[ e], F. d[ e]bonnairet[ e].] Debonairness. [Obs.] Chaucer. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
debonair — adjective Etymology: Middle English debonere, from Anglo French deboneire, from de bon aire of good family or nature Date: 13th century 1. archaic gentle, courteous 2. a. suave, urbane < a debonair p … New Collegiate Dictionary
debonair — debonairly, adv. debonairness, n. /deb euh nair /, adj. 1. courteous, gracious, and having a sophisticated charm: a debonair gentleman. 2. jaunty; carefree; sprightly. Also, debonaire, debonnaire. [1175 1225; ME debone(i)re < AF; OF debonaire,… … Universalium
airiness — Synonyms and related words: Prospero, airy nothing, airy texture, appearance, ascent, attenuation, bodilessness, bounce, breeziness, bubbliness, buoyancy, carefreeness, chirpiness, daintiness, debonairness, delicacy, delusiveness, diaphanousness … Moby Thesaurus
