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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.
1. : sprightly in manner or appearance : lively. sporting a jaunty red beret. a jaunty stroll. a jaunty tune. 2. archaic. : stylish. b. : genteel. jauntily. ˈjȯn-tə-lē. ˈjän- adverb. jauntiness. ˈjȯn-tē-nəs. ˈjän- noun. Did you know? Does throwing on a jaunty hat make someone appear more genteel?
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”.
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.
Jaunty definition: easy and sprightly in manner or bearing. See examples of JAUNTY used in a sentence.
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.
If you describe someone or something as jaunty, you mean that they are full of confidence and energy.
Definition of jaunty adjective in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.
Definition of jaunty – Learner’s Dictionary. jaunty. adjective. uk / ˈdʒɔːnti / us. Add to word list Add to word list. happy and confident: a jaunty walk. (Definition of jaunty from the Cambridge Learner's Dictionary © Cambridge University Press) Translations of jaunty. in Chinese (Traditional) 輕鬆活潑的, 喜氣洋洋的… See more. in Chinese (Simplified)
If you describe someone or something as jaunty, you mean that they are full of confidence and energy.
