dégagé

[ dey-gah-zhey; French dey-ga-zhey ]
/ ˌdeɪ gɑˈʒeɪ; French deɪ gaˈʒeɪ /

adjective

unconstrained; easy, as in manner or style.
without emotional involvement; detached.

Origin of dégagé

< French, past participle of dégager to release, free, redeem, Old French desg(u)agier; see de-, gage1; cf. engage

Words nearby dégagé

décime, déclassé, décolletage, décolleté, décor, dégagé, dégringolade, déjeuner, déjeuner à la fourchette, déjà vu, déjà vu phenomenon

Example sentences from the Web for degage

  • Mr. Hastings: Extremely elegant and degage, upon my word, Madam.

    Origin and Early History of the Fashion Plate |John L. Nevinson

  • He saunters into New York in a degage way and takes the whole city by storm.

    The Native Son |Inez Haynes Irwin

  • "You will require a guide," said Colonel Quinnox, who had been studying the degage American in the most earnest manner.

    Truxton King |George Barr McCutcheon

British Dictionary definitions for degage

dégagé
/ French (deɡaʒe) /

adjective

unconstrained in manner; casual; relaxed
uninvolved; detached