Degage — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

free and relaxed in manner; - Edmund Wilson

showing lack of emotional involvement; - J.S.Perelman

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/dɪsˈɪliənsi/

🇬🇧British English

/dɪɡɪdʒ/

🇮🇳Indian English

/dɪɡɪdʒ/

2 syllables Say it as /dɪsˈɪliənsi/.

Examples

rather degage after the nervousness he had shown at dinner
adopted a degage pose on the arm of the easy chair
she may be detached or even unfeeling but at least she's not hypocritically effusive

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

uninvolved detached

Parts of Speech

adjective	free and relaxed in manner; - Edmund Wilson “rather degage after the nervousness he had shown at dinner”
adjective	showing lack of emotional involvement; - J.S.Perelman “adopted a degage pose on the arm of the easy chair”

Around the World

Europe

🇫🇷French

désengagement

de manière libre et détendue ; -Edmond Wilson

🇪🇸Spanish

degradar

de modales libres y relajados; -Edmund Wilson

🇵🇹Portuguese

desmagnetizar

de maneira livre e relaxada; -Edmundo Wilson

🇷🇺Russian

дегаге

свободный и непринужденный в манерах; - Эдмунд Уилсон

India

🇮🇳Tamil

டீகேஜ்

சுதந்திரமான மற்றும் நிதானமான முறையில்; - எட்மண்ட் வில்சன்

🇮🇳Telugu

డీగేజ్

ఉచిత మరియు రిలాక్స్డ్ పద్ధతిలో; - ఎడ్మండ్ విల్సన్

🇮🇳Kannada

ಡಿಗೇಜ್

ಮುಕ್ತ ಮತ್ತು ಶಾಂತ ರೀತಿಯಲ್ಲಿ; - ಎಡ್ಮಂಡ್ ವಿಲ್ಸನ್

🇮🇳Malayalam

ഡീഗേജ്

സ്വതന്ത്രവും ശാന്തവുമായ രീതിയിൽ; - എഡ്മണ്ട് വിൽസൺ

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

德加格

举止自由、轻松； ——埃德蒙·威尔逊

🇯🇵Japanese

デゲージ

自由でリラックスした態度。 - エドモンド・ウィルソン

🇰🇷Korean

디게이지

자유롭고 편안한 태도; - 에드먼드 윌슨

🇻🇳Vietnamese

suy thoái

tự do và thoải mái một cách tự do; - Edmund Wilson

🇹🇭Thai

การเสื่อมสภาพ

เป็นอิสระและผ่อนคลายในลักษณะ; - เอ็ดมันด์ วิลสัน

🇮🇩Indonesian

penurunan

bebas dan santai; -Edmund Wilson

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

dege

حرة ومريحة في الأسلوب؛ - إدموند ويلسون

🇮🇷Persian

تضعیف

به شیوه ای آزاد و آرام؛ - ادموند ویلسون

🇹🇷Turkish

delegasyon

özgür ve rahat bir tavırla; -Edmund Wilson

🇮🇱Hebrew

דאג'

חופשי ונינוח באופן; אדמונד ווילסון

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