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noun
- 1. flamboyant confidence of style or manner: "he entertained London society with great panache"
- 2. a tuft or plume of feathers, especially as a headdress or on a helmet. historical
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The meaning of PANACHE is an ornamental tuft (as of feathers) especially on a helmet. How to use panache in a sentence. Did you know?
PANACHE definition: 1. a stylish, original, and very confident way of doing things that makes people admire you: 2. a…. Learn more.
Panache definition: a grand or flamboyant manner; verve; style; flair. See examples of PANACHE used in a sentence.
PANACHE meaning: 1. a stylish, original, and very confident way of doing things that makes people admire you: 2. a…. Learn more.
To have panache is to have a stylish flair. You might wear your giant polka-dotted scarf with great panache. Panache comes from the Latin word pinnaculum, which means “small wing” or “tuft of feathers.” When you decorate yourself with a flourish, have an elegant appearance, or do something with style, you are said to have panache.
If you do something with panache, you do it in a confident, stylish, and elegant way.
Definition of panache noun in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.
1. a dashing manner; style; swagger: he rides with panache. 2. (Clothing & Fashion) a feathered plume on a helmet. [C16: via French from Old Italian pennacchio, from Late Latin pinnāculum feather, from Latin pinna feather; compare Latin pinnāculum pinnacle]
PANACHE meaning: a confident and attractive way of doing things: . Learn more.
The earliest known use of the noun panache is in the late 1500s. OED's earliest evidence for panache is from 1584, in the writing of King James VI & I, king of Scotland, England, and Ireland. panache is a borrowing from French.
