English Explanatory Dictionary

panache

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. An ornamental plume on a helmet.
  2. Flamboyance, energetic style or action.

Pronunciation

/pəˈnæʃ/ /pəˈnɑːʃ/ en-us-panache.ogg en-au-panache.ogg

Word forms

panache panaches

Etymology

Unadapted borrowing from French panache, from Middle French pennache (“plume of feathers”), from Italian pennacchio, from Late Latin pinnāculum. Doublet of pinnacle.

Synonyms

hackle plume plumage dash flamboyance swagger verve

Derived words

panached
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