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Definition of Jaunty

1. Adjective. Marked by up-to-dateness in dress and manners. "A jaunty red hat"

2. Adjective. Having a cheerful, lively, and self-confident air. "A jaunty optimist"

Definition of Jaunty

1. a. Airy; showy; finical; hence, characterized by an affected or fantastical manner.

Definition of Jaunty

1. Adjective. Airy; showy; finical; hence, characterized by an affected or fantastical manner. ¹

2. Adjective. Dapper or stylish. ¹

3. Adjective. Ostentatiously self-confident. ¹

¹ Source: wiktionary.com

Definition of Jaunty

1. having a lively and self-confident manner [adj -TIER, -TIEST] : JAUNTILY [adv]

Lexicographical Neighbors of Jaunty

jaunted jauntee jaunter jaunters jauntie jauntier jaunties jauntiest jauntily jauntiness

jauntinesses jaunting jaunting car jauntingly jaunts jaunty (current term) jaunty car jaup jauped jauping

jaups java javac javacs javaite javaites javanais javanite javanites javap

Literary usage of Jaunty

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. The Expositor edited by Samuel Cox, William Robertson Nicoll, James Moffatt (1877)
"points; but he assumes a hope he does not really feel, and in a somewhat jaunty and insincere tone promises the afflicted patriarch a happy issue out of all ..."

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