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    jaunty
    /ˈdʒɔːnti/

    adjective

    • 1. having or expressing a lively, cheerful, and self-confident manner: "there was no mistaking that jaunty walk"

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  2. dictionary.cambridge.org › dictionary › englishJAUNTY | English meaning - Cambridge Dictionary

    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.

  3. www.merriam-webster.com › dictionary › jauntyJaunty Definition & Meaning - Merriam-Webster

    The meaning of JAUNTY is sprightly in manner or appearance : lively. How to use jaunty in a sentence. Did you know?

  4. www.dictionary.com › browse › jauntyJAUNTY Definition & Meaning | Dictionary.com

    Jaunty definition: easy and sprightly in manner or bearing. See examples of JAUNTY used in a sentence.

  5. dictionary.cambridge.org › us › dictionaryJAUNTY | definition in the Cambridge English Dictionary

    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.

  6. www.collinsdictionary.com › dictionary › englishJAUNTY definition and meaning | Collins English Dictionary

    May 24, 2024 · If you describe someone or something as jaunty, you mean that they are full of confidence and energy.

  7. www.vocabulary.com › dictionary › jauntyJaunty - Definition, Meaning & Synonyms | Vocabulary.com

    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”.

  8. www.thefreedictionary.com › jauntyJaunty - definition of jaunty by The Free Dictionary

    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.

  9. www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com › english › jauntyjaunty adjective - Definition, pictures, pronunciation and usage...

    Definition of jaunty adjective in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.

  10. www.collinsdictionary.com › us › dictionaryJAUNTY - All you need to know about it | Collins English...

    If you describe someone or something as jaunty, you mean that they are full of confidence and energy. [...]

  11. dictionary.cambridge.org › us › dictionaryJAUNTY | definition in the Cambridge Learner’s Dictionary

    JAUNTY meaning: happy and confident: . Learn more.