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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-
Define jaunty. jaunty synonyms, jaunty pronunciation, jaunty translation, English dictionary definition of jaunty. adj. jaun·ti·er , jaun·ti·est 1. Having or expressing a buoyant or self-confident air: a jaunty grin; a hat worn at a jaunty angle.
If you describe someone or something as jaunty, you mean that they are full of confidence and energy.
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.
Airy; showy; finical; hence, characterized by an affected or fantastical manner. The courtier was a jaunty fellow, attuned to the esoteric court gossip and attentive to the least beneficial wind of favor blowing from the throne. Wiktionary. Synonyms: stylish. showy. genial. finical. affected. debonaire. pert. vivacious.
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”.
Jaunty definition: easy and sprightly in manner or bearing. See examples of JAUNTY used in a sentence.
Definition of jaunty adjective in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.
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) 轻松活泼的, 喜洋洋的… See more. in Spanish. alegre, garboso…
