JAUNTY as ADJECTIVE

  1. Meaning
    • having a cheerful, lively, and self-confident air
    Synonym(s) Usage Example(s)
    • 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
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  2. Meaning
    • marked by smartness in dress and manners
    Synonym(s) Usage Example(s)
    • a dapper young man
    • a jaunty red hat
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