panache
noun
[ pəˈnaʃ ]
• flamboyant confidence of style or manner.
• "he entertained London society with great panache"
Similar:
flamboyant confidence,
flamboyance,
confidence,
self-assurance,
style,
stylishness,
flair,
elan,
dash,
flourish,
verve,
zest,
spirit,
brio,
éclat,
vivacity,
vigour,
gusto,
animation,
liveliness,
vitality,
enthusiasm,
energy,
pizzazz,
oomph,
zip,
zing,
• a tuft or plume of feathers, especially as a headdress or on a helmet.
Origin:
mid 16th century: from French, from Italian pennacchio, from late Latin pinnaculum, diminutive of pinna ‘feather’.
