Main Entry: jaunty Part of Speech:adjective Definition: lively Synonyms: airy, animated, bold, brash, breezy, buoyant, carefree, careless, cocky, dapper, dashing, debonair, devilish, devil-may-care*, easy, exhilarated, flip*, flippant, forward, free, fresh, frisky, frolicsome, gamesome, gay, high-spirited, hilarious, impetuous, impish, impudent, jocose, joking, jolly, jovial, light, natty, nervy, perky, playful, prankish, provocative, reckless, rollicking, self-confident, showy, smart, sportive, sporty, sprightly, spruce, swaggering, trim, venturesome, vivacious Antonyms:
depressed, lethargic, lifeless
Jauntiness infers that the person is almost cocky or self confident. It is an "air" about a person that is not over cocky, but rather...cheeky.
"Susan Boyle sang her song with an unmistakable jauntiness that took the audience with her."
"Andrea wore her new hat with a jauntiness that became her walk and attitude."
Jaunty means cheerful and self confident; sprightly; brisk or (as clothing) smart; trim
Jayne walked down the street with a jaunty step in the glorious autumn sunshine.
- After his promotion Diego walked with a jaunty step.
- That is a jaunty outfit. ( skillfully trim)
He wore his hat at a jaunty angle.
The Definition of Jaunty: (adj.) having a cheerful, lively, and self-confident air.
Yesterday, i visited a garden which had jaunty streams
He wore his hat at a jaunty angle.
adjective
It means to show that you are happy and confident...
means to do a thing that is bad or insulting
Sense 1:dapper, dashing, jaunty, natty, raffish, rakish, spiffy, snappy, sprucefashionable (vs. unfashionable), stylishSense 2:chipper, debonair, debonaire, jauntycheerful (vs. depressing)
A stylish cap or hat worn with panache, usually at a cheeky angle... a beret is one example.
Journalism is a school subject. It begins with the letter J.
That jaunty jackalope 'jacked my jalopy, Jenny! His jaunty necktie went unnoticed.
She wore her hat at a jaunty angle.
How swift and graceful he was in his long trousers with bicycle clips around them and his scarlet cap at a jaunty angle on his head!
It means in a self-confident way, looking good - After his promotion Diego walked with a jaunty step. or it can be used to describe.. meaning that you like it - That is a jaunty outfit. ( skillfully trim)
The brigade was jaunty and seemed to point a proud thumb at the yelling wood.
The word jaunty is accented on the first syllable. Jaun-ty.
All the jaunty streams joined together to make a river.
Debonair means suave, gracious, or jaunty. Example : "The playboy was known for his debonair manner and charm."
The original language from which "jaunty" comes is French. It is derived from the French word "gentil," which means "nice" or "pretty."
"Jaunty" comes from the French word "gentil," which means cheerful or elegant.
2 syllables:auntie, monty4 syllables:biamonte
It means to show that you are happy and confident...