Saturday, 5 December 2015

single word requests - An adjective to describe someone who has a “good personality”?

Debonair?




: c. 1200, "mild, gentle, kind courteous," from Old French debonaire,
from de bon' aire "of good race," originally used of hawks, hence,
"thoroughbred" (opposite of French demalaire). Used in Middle English
to mean "docile, courteous," it became obsolete and was revived with
an altered sense of "pleasant, affable" (1680s). Online Etymology
Dictionary



Someone debonair is charming or suave. They have good manners, and
they probably look good too
.



This French word has a fancy feel to it, and it is a fancy kind of word. Being debonair is a specific form of being charming that applies
mostly to men. When you're debonair, you impress women, other men, and
pretty much everyone with your manners, wit, and style. Debonair a
little bit of an old-fashioned word. Old movie stars like Cary Grant
were often called debonair, but not many people are today.

Vocabulary.com


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