Thesaurus.com
Dictionary.com
Definitions

debonair

[deb-uh-nair] / ˌdɛb əˈnɛər /


Example Sentences

Examples are provided to illustrate real-world usage of words in context. Any opinions expressed do not reflect the views of Dictionary.com.

See Examples For:

Toto Wolff’s reign as the debonair prince of Formula One seemed to be over.

From The Wall Street Journal Apr. 28, 2026

“It was a very debonair thing to do.”

From Slate Jul. 22, 2025

Here is this ostensibly brilliant, devilishly handsome, debonair man, touting his biotech voyeurism like he’s a kid showing off a painting he made in art class.

From Salon Apr. 19, 2025

Vargas Llosa’s air of debonair intellectual only added to the package: a writer for the New Statesman once described him as “tall, good-looking and with the social graces of the Latin American elite.”

From Los Angeles Times Apr. 13, 2025

It is even difficult to imagine a boy who would do it, unless you realize from the start that Lancelot was not romantic and debonair.

From "The Once and Future King" by T. H. White




Vocabulary lists containing debonair


Vocabulary.com logo
by dictionary.com

Dictionary.com's Learning Companion

Go beyond just looking up words.
Remember them forever with VocabTrainer.

Start training