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| Main Entry: | |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | charming, elegant |
| Synonyms: | affable, buoyant, casual, cheerful, courteous, dashing, detached, happy, jaunty, lighthearted, nonchalant, pleasant, refined, smooth, sprightly, suave, urbane, well-bred |
| Antonyms: | awkward, clumsy, inelegant, uncharming, undebonair |
| Main Entry: | buoyant |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | light in spirit |
| Synonyms: | animated, blithe, bouncy, breezy, bright, carefree, cheerful, debonair, effervescent, elastic, expansive, full of zip, gay, happy, invigorated, jaunty, jovial, joyful, laid back, lighthearted, lively, peppy, resilient, sunny, supple, vivacious |
| Antonyms: | depressed, down, heavy, heavy-hearted |
| Main Entry: | courteous |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | gentle, mannerly |
| Synonyms: | affable, attentive, ceremonious, civil, civilized, complaisant, considerate, courtly, cultivated, debonair, elegant, gallant, genteel, gracious, polished, polite, refined, respectful, soft-spoken, suave, thoughtful, urbane, well-behaved, well-bred, well-mannered, well-spoken |
| Antonyms: | bad-mannered, discourteous, impolite, rude, uncivil, uncourteous, unmannerly, unrefined |
| Main Entry: | dashing |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | bold, flamboyant |
| Synonyms: | adventurous, alert, animated, chic, dapper, daring, dazzling, debonair, elegant, exclusive, exuberant, fashionable, fearless, gallant, gay, jaunty, keen, lively, modish, plucky, rousing, showy, smart, spirited, sporty, stylish, swank, swashbuckling, swish, vivacious |
| Antonyms: | boring, calm, drab, dull, plain, unimpressive, unstylish |
| Main Entry: | jaunty |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | lively |
| Synonyms: | airy, animated, bold, brash, breezy, buoyant, carefree, careless, cocky, dapper, dashing, debonair, devil-may-care, devilish, easy, exhilarated, flip*, flippant, forward, free, fresh, frisky, frolicsome, gamesome, gay, high-spirited, hilarious, impetuous, impish, impudent, jocose, joking, jolly, jovial, light, natty, nervy, perky, playful, prankish, provocative, reckless, rollicking, self-confident, showy, smart, sportive, sporty, sprightly, spruce, swaggering, trim, venturesome, vivacious |
| Antonyms: | depressed, lethargic, lifeless |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | urbane |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | civilized |
| Synonyms: | affable, balanced, bland, civil, cosmopolitan, courteous, cultivated, cultured, debonair, elegant, genteel, gracious, mannerly, metropolitan, obliging, poised, polished, polite, refined, smooth, sophisticated, suave, well-bred, well-mannered |
| Notes: | urban refers to a city; urbane means polished and smooth, as in a person's demeanor |
| Antonyms: | uncivilized, uncouth, unsophisticated |
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