dégagé
Americanadjective
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unconstrained; easy, as in manner or style.
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without emotional involvement; detached.
adjective
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unconstrained in manner; casual; relaxed
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uninvolved; detached
Etymology
Origin of dégagé
< French, past participle of dégager to release, free, redeem, Old French desg ( u ) agier; see de-, gage 1; cf. engage
Example Sentences
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It is reported that this piece of dégagé garment has been available, at Zara, for thirty-nine dollars.
From The New Yorker • Jun. 21, 2018
Louche and loose and dégagé, these are his fashion mots du jour, and Haider Ackermann is just the designer to keep Ted’s gussets well-ventilated.
From Slate • Apr. 16, 2015
“The newer look is more dégagé, more natural.”
From New York Times • Feb. 12, 2014
No visible happiness was allowed in official pictures — pas de sourire, visage dégagé.
From Salon • May 17, 2012
Mrs. Medcroft was as self-possessed and as dégagé as he was ill at ease and awkward.
From The Husbands of Edith by McCutcheon, George Barr
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