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- Dictionaryjaunty/ˈdʒɔːnti/
adjective
- 1. having or expressing a lively, cheerful, and self-confident manner: "there was no mistaking that jaunty walk"
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JAUNTY | English meaning - Cambridge Dictionary. Meaning of jaunty in English. jaunty. adjective. uk / ˈdʒɔːn.ti / us / ˈdʒɑːn.t̬i / Add to word list. showing that you are happy and confident: a jaunty grin / step. When he came back his hat was at a jaunty angle and he was smiling. Synonym. chipper informal.
The meaning of JAUNTY is sprightly in manner or appearance : lively. How to use jaunty in a sentence. Did you know?
Jaunty definition: easy and sprightly in manner or bearing. See examples of JAUNTY used in a sentence.
1. sprightly, self-confident, and cheerful; brisk. a jaunty step. 2. smart; trim.
having a cheerful, lively, and self-confident air. “walked with a jaunty step”. “a jaunty optimist”. synonyms: chipper, debonair, debonaire. cheerful. being full of or promoting cheer; having or showing good spirits. adjective. marked by up-to-dateness in dress and manners. “a jaunty red hat”.
adjective. us / ˈdʒɑːn.t̬i / uk / ˈdʒɔːn.ti / Add to word list. showing that you are happy and confident: a jaunty grin / step. When he came back his hat was at a jaunty angle and he was smiling. Synonym. chipper informal. SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases. Feeling pleasure and happiness. (as) pleased as Punch idiom. ASMR.
1. Having or expressing a buoyant or self-confident air: a jaunty grin; a hat worn at a jaunty angle. 2. Sprightly; lively: walking at a jaunty pace; music with jaunty rhythms. 3. Archaic. a. Stylish. b. Genteel. [French gentil, nice, from Old French, noble; see gentle .] jaun′ti·ly adv. jaun′ti·ness n.
