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!
She wore her hat at a jaunty angle.
That jaunty jackalope 'jacked my jalopy, Jenny! His jaunty necktie went unnoticed.
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)
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 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.
"Jaunty" comes from the Old French word "gentil."
Yes. It means crisp and dapper in appearance; buoyant and carefree in affect.
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
The English word jaunty means sprightly or easy in manner. It comes from the French word gentil which meant well-bred and genteel.
Jaunty; showy., A small, mean dwelling; a rough, slight building for temporary use; a hut., To inhabit a shanty.