Panache Definition

pə-năsh, -näsh
noun
Dash; verve.
American Heritage
A plume of feathers, esp. on a helmet.
Webster's New World
Dashing elegance of manner; carefree, spirited self-confidence or style; flamboyance.
Webster's New World

(uncountable) Flamboyant, energetic style or action; dash; verve.

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Other Word Forms of Panache

Noun

Singular:
panache
Plural:
panaches

Origin of Panache

  • French plume, verve from Italian pinnacchio plume from Late Latin pinnāculum diminutive of Latin pinna feather, wing pet- in Indo-European roots

    From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition

  • Borrowing from French panache, from Middle French pennache (“plume of feathers"), from Italian pennacchio, from Latin pinnaculum.

    From Wiktionary

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