panache

1. (countable) An ornamental plume on a helmet.
2. (figuratively, uncountable) Flamboyance, energetic style or action.

Pronounced as (IPA)

/pəˈnæʃ/

Etymology

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

Synonyms

style

flair

plume

tuft

elan

dash

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foppishness

zest

rapture

smartness

spirit

tastefulness

tussock

vigour

wisp

chic

dandyism

class

crest

daintiness

energy

enthusiasm

plumage

pride

Translations

panache

penacho

Schwung

polot

rozmach

penacho

canlılık

gracia

Elan

garbo

estilo

pióropusz

panache

vederbos

verve