jaunty

Plural: jaunties

Adjective Satellite

• marked by up-to-dateness in dress and manners
  • "a jaunty red hat"
• having a cheerful, lively, and self-confident air; - Frances G. Patton; - H.M.Reynolds
  • "walked with a jaunty step"
  • "a jaunty optimist"

Adj

• Airy; showy; finical.
• Characterized by an affected or fantastical manner.
• Dapper or stylish.
• Ostentatiously self-confident.

Noun

• A master-at-arms onboard a Royal Navy ship.

Adjective

• Having or expressing a lively, cheerful, and self-confident manner.

Examples

• He walked down the street with a jaunty swaggering step, as if daring others less perfectly satisfied to intrude upon his good mood.
• He wore a jaunty outfit that was all the rage.
• Her JAUNTY attitude after playing ’QUEUES’ in Scrabble suggested a high-scoring play.

Synonyms

chipper, dapper, dashing, debonair, debonaire, natty, raffish, rakish, snappy, spiffy, spruce

Related Words

JAUNTILY

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