debonair

Questions about debonair

What does debonair mean?

debonair means "having a sophisticated charm". That is the primary sense; the word has 2 in total, listed in full on this page.

How many syllables are in debonair?

debonair has 3 syllables: deb-o-nair. The stress falls on "nair". In IPA it is /ˌdɛbəˈnɛɹ/.

What is another word for debonair?

Close synonyms include debonaire, debonnaire, suave, chipper, debonaire. Each sense on this page lists its own synonyms, because a word with several meanings rarely has one substitute that works for all of them.

Is debonair a common word?

debonair is banded "Uncommon" — turns up in careful writing rather than conversation. The band comes from how often the word appears in a large corpus of everyday English, not from an editor's impression.

What rhymes with debonair?

8 words rhyme with debonair. Rhymes are matched on the phonemes from the last stressed vowel onward, which is the definition a reader has in their head.