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# The BFD Word of the Day
- URL: https://goodoil.news/the-bfd-word-of-the-day-39/
- Published: 2020-03-18T17:15:00.000Z
- Updated: 2020-03-14T03:38:21.000Z
- Author: Peter Andersen
- Tags: General, #wp, #wp-post, #Import 2024-07-17 03:24

The word for today is…

debonair (adj) – 1\. Sophisticated; urbane.  
2\. Gracious and charming in a cheerful, carefree way.

Source : [The Free Dictionary](https://www.thefreedictionary.com/debonair?ref=goodoil.news)

Etymology : In Anglo-French, someone who was genteel and well-brought-up was described as deboneire—literally “of good family or nature” (from the three-word phrase de bon aire). When the word was borrowed into English in the 13th century, it basically meant “courteous,” a narrow sense now pretty much obsolete. Today’s debonair incorporates charm, polish, and worldliness, often combined with a carefree attitude (think James Bond). And yes, we tend to use this sense mostly, though not exclusively, of men. The “carefree” characteristic of a debonair person influenced the modern “lighthearted, nonchalant” sense of the word, as illustrated by film critic Owen Gleiberman: “It wouldn’t be wrong to call Ocean’s Eleven a trifle, but it’s a debonair trifle made with high-wire effrontery, the kind that can’t be faked. This giddy and glancing charade is one of the most sheerly pleasurable movies to come out this year….”

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