debonair

== English == === Alternative forms === debonaire, debonnaire, débonnaire === Etymology === Via Middle English debonaire from Old French de bon aire (“of good stock; noble”). === Pronunciation === (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /ˌdɛbəˈneə(ɹ)/ (General American, Canada) enPR: děb-ə-nɛr', IPA(key): /ˌdɛbəˈnɛɹ/ (General Australian) IPA(key): /ˌdebəˈneː/ (Western Australia) IPA(key): /ˌdebəˈneə̯/ (New Zealand) (without the cheer–chair merger) IPA(key): /ˌdebəˈneə̯/ (cheer–chair merger) IPA(key): /ˌdebəˈniə̯/ === Adjective === debonair (comparative more debonair, superlative most debonair) (obsolete) Gracious, courteous. Suave, urbane and sophisticated. (especially of men) Charming, confident, and carefully dressed. ==== Derived terms ==== ==== Translations ==== === Noun === debonair (obsolete) Debonaire behaviour; graciousness. === Anagrams === diborane