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- [1] : The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48
jaunty \jaun"ty\, a. compar. jauntier; superl. jauntiest.
formerly spelt janty, fr. f. gentil. see gentle, and cf.
genty.
airy; showy; finical; hence, characterized by an affected or
fantastical manner.
1913 webster
see also:
jauntier jauntiest gentle genty
- [2] : WordNet (r) 2.0
jauntier
see jaunty
see also:
jaunty
- [3] : WordNet (r) 2.0
jaunty
adj 1: marked by smartness in dress and manners; "a dapper young
man"; "a jaunty red hat" syn: dapper, dashing, natty,
raffish, rakish, smart, spiffy, snappy, spruce
2: having a cheerful, lively, and self-confident air; "looking
chipper, like a man...diverted by his own wit"- frances g.
patton; "life that is gay, brisk, and debonair"-
h.m.reynolds; "walked with a jaunty step"; "a jaunty
optimist" syn: chipper, debonair, debonaire
also: jauntiest, jauntier
see also:
dapper dashing natty raffish rakish smart
spiffy snappy spruce chipper debonair
debonaire jauntiest jauntier
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