chipper, debonair, debonaire, jaunty
(adjective) 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”
debonair, debonaire, debonnaire, suave
(adjective) having a sophisticated charm; “a debonair gentleman”
Source: WordNet® 3.1
debonair (comparative more debonair, superlative most debonair)
(obsolete) Gracious, courteous.
Suave, urbane and sophisticated.
(especially of men) Charming, confident, and carefully dressed.
debonair
(obsolete) Debonaire behaviour; graciousness.
• diborane
Source: Wiktionary
Deb`o*nair", a. Etym: [OE. debonere, OF. de bon aire, debonaire, of good descent or lineage, excellent, debonair, F. débonnaire debonair; de of (L. de) + bon good (L. bonus) + aire. See Air, and Bounty, and cf. Bonair.]
Definition: Characterized by courteousness, affability, or gentleness; of good appearance and manners; graceful; complaisant. Was never prince so meek and debonair. Spenser.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
24 November 2024
(noun) a person (usually but not necessarily a woman) who is thoroughly disliked; “she said her son thought Hillary was a bitch”
The first coffee-house in Mecca dates back to the 1510s. The beverage was in Turkey by the 1530s. It appeared in Europe circa 1515-1519 and was introduced to England by 1650. By 1675 the country had more than 3,000 coffee houses, and coffee had replaced beer as a breakfast drink.
