Panache

Quick meaning: Panache is a noun meaning (countable) An ornamental plume on a helmet.

Meaning

(countable) An ornamental plume on a helmet.

More Meanings

1. (uncountable, figurative) Flamboyance, energetic style or action.

Example Sentences

I had taken the panache from my shako so that it might escape notice, but even with my fine overcoat I feared that sooner or later my uniform would betray me.

It takes serious chutzpah for an American to bring a film abour the French New Wave to Cannes but [Richard] Linklater pulls it off with considerable comic panache and affection.

Cyberpunk caters to the wish-fulfillment requirements of male teen-agers, but this is a job that can be done with varying degrees of panache, and there is currently no more accomplished caterer than William Gibson.

It was a tantalizing promise, delivered with Donald Trump’s trademark panache: As dealmaker in chief, he would quickly end world conflicts that had defied his predecessors and their nattily dressed legions of career diplomats.

Word Forms

• panaches

Synonyms for panache

Depending on context, synonyms include hackle, plume, plumage, dash, flamboyance, swagger.

Related Words

Related dictionary entries include style, elan, flair, dash, puff, flume.

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