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Meaning of 'jaunty' (Webster Dictionary)

1 . Jaunty [ superl.]
- Airy; showy; finical; hence, characterized by an affected or fantastical manner.

Meaning of 'jaunty' (Princeton's WordNet)

1 . jaunty [ s]
Meaning (1):
- marked by up-to-dateness in dress and manners
Example in sentence:
  • a dapper young man;
  • a jaunty red hat
Meaning (2):
- having a cheerful, lively, and self-confident air
Example in sentence:
  • a jaunty optimist;
  • life that is gay, brisk, and debonair;
  • looking chipper, like a man...diverted by his own wit;
  • walked with a jaunty step

Nearby Words:

jaunce jaundice jaundiced jaunt jaunted jauntily jauntiness jaunting

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