dégagé

9.9

Calm and relaxed, showing little worry or strong feeling

adjective
/deɪˈɡɑːʒeɪ/

: desenfadado

During the interview, he remained remarkably dégagé and self-assured.

Examples

She appeared dégagé despite the stressful situation.
His dégagé attitude helped put everyone at ease.
She looked very dégagé at the party.
His dégagé attitude made everyone feel comfortable.
During the interview, he remained remarkably dégagé and self-assured.
His dégagé attitude helped put everyone at ease.
She appeared dégagé despite the stressful situation.

Synonyms

detached

vsdégagé

27 5.5

A person who is not affected by personal feelings and shows little emotion

is calm and unconcerned while still keeping some emotional distance

disengaged

vsdégagé

1 4.7

Not involved or interested in something and not paying attention

is relaxed and casual while retaining mild emotional distance

uninvolved

vsdégagé

1 4.4

Not showing emotion about what happens

is more about calm casual ease than merely being emotionally distant

Antonyms

involved

355 3.5

Feeling a strong emotional connection to someone or something

tense

310 3.6

Feeling nervous and unable to relax

How Relaxed

insouciant

1 9.9

dégagé

9.9

relaxed

241 1.0

calm

735 1.0

tense

310 3.6

Surface Forms

dégagé positive

Etymology

Dégagé comes from the French verb dégager, which means 'to free' or 'to clear' and is like the English word disengaged. So, if a person looks dégagé, they are 'free' from worry or strong feeling and appear calm and casual.