debonairity

English

Alternative forms

• debonarety, debonarity

Etymology

Old French debonaireté.

Noun

debonairity (uncountable)

1. (obsolete) The quality of being debonair; debonair character, graciousness.
   • 1603, Michel de Montaigne, translated by John Florio, Essays, III.1:

     This so high-raised courage, so swelling and so obstinate against sorow, death and povertie, was it nature or arte made it relent, even to the utmost strai ne of exceeding tendernesse and debonarety [translating debonnaireté] of complexion?