jaunty
Valid in Scrabble
- Scrabble points
- 16
- Words With Friends
- 19
- Letters
- 6
/ˈd͡ʒɔːn.ti/
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/ˈd͡ʒɔːn.ti/ · /ˈdʒɑːn.ti/
Definition of jaunty
6 senses · 3 parts of speech · etymology included
adj
- Airy; showy; finical.
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adj
- Airy; showy; finical.
- (broadly)Characterized by an affected or fantastical manner.
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Dapper or stylish.
“He wore a jaunty outfit that was all the rage.”
“It was probably this circumstance which gave him an interest beyond any that his companion could boast of, and attracted Barnaby’s attention. There was something soldierly in his bearing, and he wore a jaunty cap and jacket.”
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Ostentatiously self-confident.
“He walked down the street with a jaunty swaggering step, as if daring others less perfectly satisfied to intrude upon his good mood.”
“When he started at sight of a clean-shaved tramp, who walked with a jaunty swing”
noun
- A master-at-arms onboard a Royal Navy ship.
name
- A traditional nickname for a Royal Navy master-at-arms
Definitions from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA.
Etymology
Formerly spelt janty, from French gentil. See gentle, and compare genty. Doublet of genteel, gentile, and gentle.
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