Definition
Showing a smooth, confident, and elegant manner; suave and gracious in bearing.
Etymology
From Old French 'debonaire' meaning gentle and courteous, derived from 'de bon aire' meaning 'of good disposition' (literally 'of good air/manner'). The word evolved to mean refined, sophisticated charm.
Kelly Says
This word literally means 'of good air'—medieval people thought your bearing and manner were written in the air around you, so calling someone 'debonaire' was saying their very presence was pleasant and refined.
Translations
ARالعربية
جاذبية
ja-dhabi-ya
CACatalà
debonair
deh-boh-nair
CSČeština
debonair
deh-boh-nair
DADansk
debonair
deh-boh-nair
DEDeutsch
debonair
deh-boh-nair
ELΕλληνικά
καλοσχηματισμένος
kalos-che-ma-tis-men-os
ESEspañol
debonair
deh-boh-nair
FISuomi
debonair
deh-boh-nair
FRFrançais
débonnaire
deh-bo-nair
GUGU
સોફિસ્ટિકેટેડ
so-fis-ti-ke-ta-d
HAHA
debonair
deh-boh-nair
HUMagyar
debonair
deh-boh-nair
IDBahasa Indonesia
berkelas
ber-kelas
IGIG
debonair
deh-boh-nair
ITItaliano
debonair
deh-boh-nair
JA日本語
堂々とした
dōdō to shita
KKKK
debonair
deh-boh-nair
MRMR
debonair
deh-boh-nair
MSBahasa Melayu
berkelas
ber-kelas
NLNederlands
debonair
deh-boh-nair
NONorsk
debonair
deh-boh-nair
PAPA
debonair
deh-boh-nair
PLPolski
debonair
deh-boh-nair
PTPortuguês
debonair
deh-boh-nair
RORomână
debonair
deh-boh-nair
RUРусский
утонченный
oot-on-chen-nyy
SVSvenska
debonair
deh-boh-nair
SWKiswahili
debonair
deh-boh-nair
THไทย
สุภาพบุรุษ
su-paap-bu-rut
TLTL
debonair
deh-boh-nair
TRTürkçe
debonair
deh-boh-nair
UKУкраїнська
ввічливий
vich-liv-iy
VITiếng Việt
sang trọng
sang-trong
YOYO
debonair
deh-boh-nair
ZH中文
风度翩翩
fēng dù piān piān
ZUZU
debonair
deh-boh-nair