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debonaire

adjective

having a cheerful, lively, and self-confident air

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Word length
9
Starts with
D
Ends with
E
Contains
EB
Scrabble score
12
Database source
OEWN 2025 Core

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adjective

  1. having a cheerful, lively, and self-confident air

    “{'source': 'Frances G. Patton', 'text': 'looking chipper, like a man … diverted by his own wit'}”

adjective

  1. having a sophisticated charm

    “a debonair gentleman”

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Example Sentences

{'source': 'Frances G. Patton', 'text': 'looking chipper, like a man … diverted by his own wit'}
{'source': 'H.M.Reynolds', 'text': 'life that is gay, brisk, and debonair'}
walked with a jaunty step
a jaunty optimist
a debonair gentleman

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