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Debonair
Debˊo-nair′
,Adj.
[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
.] Characterized by courteousness, affability, or gentleness; of good appearance and manners; graceful; complaisant.
Was never prince so meek and
debonair
. Spenser.