† bonairadj.

Forms: Middle English bonure, Middle English–1500s boner(e, bonaire, Middle English bonour, bonayr, boneyre, 1500s bonnair, 1500s–1600s bonayre, Middle English–1600s bonair.

Etymology: < Old French bonnaire gentle, courteous, affable, shortened < debonnaire. The accent shifted in Middle English.

Obsolete.

1. Well-bred, gentle, courteous, kind, complaisant.

ΘΚΠ

the world > action or operation > behaviour > good behaviour > courtesy > [adjective]

metheOE

hendc1225

debonairc1230

hendya1250

courteousc1275

hendlyc1275

bonairc1300

quaintc1300

sweetc1330

graciousa1375

meetha1400

debonary1402

debonariousc1485

humanec1500

civil1565

genty1660

discreet1739

polite1751

politeful1832

c1300 K. Alis. 6732 With wordes bonere, Heom answerith swithe faire.

c1400 (?c1380) Cleanness (1920) l. 733 Blessed be þow..so boner & þewed.

c1450 How Good Wijf (Lamb. 853) in Babees Bk. (2002) i. 41 To bittir ne to bonour with hem þat þou ne be.

1460 Lybeaus Disc. 1727 Sche ys meke and boneyre.

1542 Sarum Manual 64 To be bonere and buxum in bedde and at the borde.

1600 P. Holland tr. Livy Rom. Hist. iv. ii. 446 To have been..made more bonair and gratious.

1623 H. Cockeram Eng. Dict. i Bonayre, gentle, milde.

1696 E. Phillips New World of Words (new ed.) Bonair, see Debonair.

2. quasi-adv.= bonairly adv.

ΘΚΠ

the world > action or operation > behaviour > good behaviour > courtesy > [adverb]

welleOE

fairOE

methelyOE

menskly?c1225

hendilyc1275

hendlyc1275

courteouslyc1290

bonairc1330

bonairly1340

goodly1372

debonairlya1375

henda1375

kindlya1375

fairlyc1480

humanelya1500

handsomely1542

civilly1552

gallantly1611

civil1642

politely1748

nicely1864

c1330 (?a1300) Sir Tristrem (1886) l. 311 The mariner spac bonair.

a1375 (c1350) William of Palerne (1867) l. 332 Bere þe boxumly & bonure.

This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1887; most recently modified version published online December 2021).

单词	bonair
释义	† bonairadj. Forms: Middle English bonure, Middle English–1500s boner(e, bonaire, Middle English bonour, bonayr, boneyre, 1500s bonnair, 1500s–1600s bonayre, Middle English–1600s bonair. Etymology: < Old French bonnaire gentle, courteous, affable, shortened < debonnaire. The accent shifted in Middle English. Obsolete. 1. Well-bred, gentle, courteous, kind, complaisant. ΘΚΠ the world > action or operation > behaviour > good behaviour > courtesy > [adjective] metheOE hendc1225 debonairc1230 hendya1250 courteousc1275 hendlyc1275 bonairc1300 quaintc1300 sweetc1330 graciousa1375 meetha1400 debonary1402 debonariousc1485 humanec1500 civil1565 genty1660 discreet1739 polite1751 politeful1832 c1300 K. Alis. 6732 With wordes bonere, Heom answerith swithe faire. c1400 (?c1380) Cleanness (1920) l. 733 Blessed be þow..so boner & þewed. c1450 How Good Wijf (Lamb. 853) in Babees Bk. (2002) i. 41 To bittir ne to bonour with hem þat þou ne be. 1460 Lybeaus Disc. 1727 Sche ys meke and boneyre. 1542 Sarum Manual 64 To be bonere and buxum in bedde and at the borde. 1600 P. Holland tr. Livy Rom. Hist. iv. ii. 446 To have been..made more bonair and gratious. 1623 H. Cockeram Eng. Dict. i Bonayre, gentle, milde. 1696 E. Phillips New World of Words (new ed.) Bonair, see Debonair. 2. quasi-adv.= bonairly adv. ΘΚΠ the world > action or operation > behaviour > good behaviour > courtesy > [adverb] welleOE fairOE methelyOE menskly?c1225 hendilyc1275 hendlyc1275 courteouslyc1290 bonairc1330 bonairly1340 goodly1372 debonairlya1375 henda1375 kindlya1375 fairlyc1480 humanelya1500 handsomely1542 civilly1552 gallantly1611 civil1642 politely1748 nicely1864 c1330 (?a1300) Sir Tristrem (1886) l. 311 The mariner spac bonair. a1375 (c1350) William of Palerne (1867) l. 332 Bere þe boxumly & bonure. This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1887; most recently modified version published online December 2021). < adj.c1300
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