DEGAGE

degage, detached, uninvolved

(adjective) showing lack of emotional involvement; “adopted a degage pose on the arm of the easy chair”- J.S.Perelman; “she may be detached or even unfeeling but at least she’s not hypocritically effusive”; “an uninvolved bystander”

degage

(adjective) free and relaxed in manner; “rather degage after the nervousness he had shown at dinner”- Edmund Wilson

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Dé`ga`gé", a. [F., p. p. of dégager to disengage. See De-, lst Gage, and cf. Disgage.]

Definition: Unconstrained; easy; free. Vanbrugh.

A graceful and dégagé manner. Poe.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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Word of the Day

15 June 2025

SCHNORR

(verb) obtain or seek to obtain by cadging or wheedling; “he is always shnorring cigarettes from his friends”


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Coffee Trivia

Contrary to popular belief, coffee beans are not technically beans. They are referred to as such because of their resemblance to legumes. A coffee bean is a seed of the Coffea plant and the source for coffee. It is the pit inside the red or purple fruit, often referred to as a cherry. Just like ordinary cherries, the coffee fruit is also a so-called stone fruit.

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