panache

Other forms of panache

plural

panaches·

Forms marked · are formed by the regular rule rather than recorded in the source data. English keeps a few hundred irregulars and the rest follow the pattern, so the rule is right far more often than not — but it is a rule, and the mark says so.

Questions about panache

What does panache mean?

panache means "distinctive and stylish elegance". That is the primary sense; the word has 2 in total, listed in full on this page.

How many syllables are in panache?

panache has 2 syllables: pa-nache. The stress falls on "nache". In IPA it is /pəˈnɑʃ/.

What is another word for panache?

Close synonyms include dash, elan, flair, style. 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 panache a common word?

panache 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.