Tikibu: pronunciation dictionary with use examples

Word: debonair
IPA transcription: [d,ɛbən'ɛɹ]
adverb meaning of the word
  • Synonyms: chipper, debonair, debonaire, jaunty
    Meaning: having a cheerful, lively, and self-confident air; "looking chipper, like a man...diverted by his own wit"- Frances G. Patton; "life that is gay, brisk, and debonair"- H.M.Reynolds; "walked with a jaunty step"; "a jaunty optimist"
  • Synonyms: debonair, debonaire, debonnaire, suave
    Meaning: having a sophisticated charm; "a debonair gentleman"
Usage examples
  • Her better judgment told her that she could be nothing to this debonair knight of the road, yet her heart stubbornly resisted all the arguments that her reason put forth.