panache
Other forms: panaches
To have panache is to have a stylish flair. You might wear your giant polka-dotted scarf with great panache.
Panache comes from the Latin word pinnaculum, which means “small wing” or “tuft of feathers.” When you decorate yourself with a flourish, have an elegant appearance, or do something with style, you are said to have panache. You might wear your beret with new-found panache. Your aunt Milly may throw a party with unmatched panache. Or your brother's ability to turn a phrase may show an uncommon panache.
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distinctive and stylish elegance
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a feathered plume on a helmettype of:plumea feather or cluster of feathers worn as an ornament
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