What does debonair mean?
Debonair means (obsolete) Gracious, courteous..
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/dɛbəˈneə(ɹ)/ · adjective
(obsolete) Gracious, courteous..
Let be that Ladie debonaire, / Thou recreant knight, and soone thy selfe prepaire / To battell […].
“He's doing it wrong! I am much more suave, debonair, and sophisticated than that!” “Yes, Dan, that's a very debonair stain you have on your shirt.” “I'll have you know I have sophistication coming out the wazoo!”
She was a New York City person. Sacco is nervy and sassy and sort of debonair.
The hard launch of what appeared to be the hottest new relationship in town – Billanna? Winty? – at the 2023 Met Gala saw Vogue supremo Wintour, who has hosted the Met Gala for 30 years, walk the red carpet arm in arm with the dashing and debonair Love Actually star, a man Clive James named “the nation’s leading male sexpot”.
But yet, shall my vanity extend only to personals, such as the gracefulness of dress, my debonnaire, and my assurance—Self-taught, self-acquired, these!
Use debonair when its meaning, tone and grammar fit the full sentence. A synonym is not always a direct replacement.
Debonair means (obsolete) Gracious, courteous..
Common synonyms include refined, suave, cheerful, chipper.
The opposite depends on the specific sense.
Let be that Ladie debonaire, / Thou recreant knight, and soone thy selfe prepaire / To battell […].
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