Panache \Pa*nache"\, n. [F., fr. L. penna a feather. See Pen a
feather.]
1. A plume or bunch of feathers, esp. such a bunch worn on
the helmet; any military plume, or ornamental group of
feathers.
[1913 Webster]
A panache of variegated plumes. --Prescott.
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2. A pleasingly flamboyant style or manner; flair[4]; verve.
[PJC] Panada
The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48
panache
n 1: distinctive and stylish elegance; "he wooed her with the
confident dash of a cavalry officer" [syn: dash, elan,
flair, style]
2: a feathered plume on a helmet
WordNet (r) 2.0
66 Moby Thesaurus words for "panache":
animation, blatancy, boldness, brazenness, brio, chic,
colorfulness, crest, crudeness, cultivation, dash, dazzle,
dazzlingness, eclat, elan, energy, enthusiasm, extravagance,
extravaganza, extravagation, feather, flagrancy, flair,
flamboyance, flashiness, flourish, gaiety, garishness, gaudery,
gaudiness, glare, glitter, good taste, gorgeousness, gusto, hackle,
jauntiness, jazziness, liveliness, loudness, luridness,
meretriciousness, obtrusiveness, pinion, plume, plumule, quill,
savoir faire, scapular, self-assurance, sensationalism,
shamelessness, showiness, smartness, sophistication, spirit,
sportiness, style, swagger, tawdriness, topknot, tuft, verve,
vigor, vulgarness, zest
Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0
dash, elan, flair, style
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