Panache vs. Swagger

Published: 2 Jun, 2022

Panachenoun

(countable) An ornamental plume on a helmet.

Swaggerverb

To walk with a swaying motion; hence, to walk and act in a pompous, consequential manner.

Panachenoun

(uncountable) Flamboyant, energetic style or action; dash; verve.

Swaggerverb

To boast or brag noisily; to be ostentatiously proud or vainglorious; to bluster; to bully.

Panachenoun

A plume or bunch of feathers, esp. such a bunch worn on the helmet; any military plume, or ornamental group of feathers.

‘A panache of variegated plumes.’;

Swaggernoun

Confidence, pride.

Panachenoun

A pleasingly flamboyant style or manner; flair{4}; verve.

Swaggernoun

A bold or arrogant strut.

Panachenoun

distinctive and stylish elegance;

‘he wooed her with the confident dash of a cavalry officer’;

Swaggernoun

A prideful boasting or bragging.

Panachenoun

a feathered plume on a helmet

Swaggeradjective

Fashionable; trendy.

Panache

Panache (French pronunciation: [panaʃ]) is a word of French origin that carries the connotation of flamboyant manner and reckless courage, derived from the helmet-plume worn by cavalrymen in the Early Modern period.The literal translation is a plume, such as is worn on a hat or a helmet; the reference is to King Henry IV of France (13 December 1553 – 14 May 1610), a pleasure-loving and cynical military leader, famed for wearing a striking white plume in his helmet and for his war cry: (French: ).

‘Follow my white plume!’; ‘Ralliez-vous à mon panache blanc!’;

Swaggerverb

To walk with a swaying motion; hence, to walk and act in a pompous, consequential manner.

‘A man who swaggers about London clubs.’;

Swaggerverb

To boast or brag noisily; to be ostentatiously proud or vainglorious; to bluster; to bully.

‘What a pleasant it is . . . to swagger at the bar!’; ‘To be great is not . . . to swagger at our footmen.’;

Swaggerverb

To bully.

Swaggernoun

The act or manner of a swaggerer.

‘He gave a half swagger, half leer, as he stepped forth to receive us.’;