📖 Definitions of "Jaunty"
noun
- 1
A master-at-arms onboard a Royal Navy ship
adjective
- 1
Airy; showy; finical.
- 2
(by extension) Characterized by an affected or fantastical manner.
- 3
Dapper or stylish.
"He wore a jaunty outfit that was all the rage."
- 4
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."
🔄 Synonyms of "Jaunty"
14 synonyms found via WordNet and Google Books.
| Word | Definition |
|---|---|
| debonairnoun | (especially of men) Charming, confident, and carefully dressed. |
| cheerful | Noticeably happy and optimistic. |
| rakish | Dashingly, carelessly, or sportingly unconventional or stylish; jaunty; characterized by a devil-may-care unconventionality; having a somewhat disreputable quality or appearance. |
| chippernoun | Exhibiting a lively optimism; in high spirits, cheerful. |
| dapper | Stylishly dressed, neatly dressed, spiffy. |
| stylish | Having elegance or taste or refinement in manners or dress. |
| smartnoun | (intransitive) To hurt or sting. |
| dashingnoun | Spirited, audacious and full of high spirits. |
| raffish | Characterized by careless unconventionality; rakish. |
| nattynoun | (informal) Smart and fashionable. |
| debonaire | Alternative spelling of debonair. [(obsolete) Gracious, courteous.] |
| snappy | (informal) Rapid and without delay. |
| fashionablenoun | Characteristic of or influenced by a current popular trend or style; in fashion; in vogue. |
| sprucenoun | Any of various large coniferous evergreen trees or shrubs from the genus Picea, found in northern temperate and boreal regions; originally and more fully spruce fir. |
💡 Words with a Similar Meaning to "Jaunty"
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| Word | Definition |
|---|---|
| chipper | Exhibiting a lively optimism; in high spirits, cheerful. |
| cheerful | Noticeably happy and optimistic. |
| dashing | Spirited, audacious and full of high spirits. |
| dappernoun | Stylishly dressed, neatly dressed, spiffy. |
| natty | (informal) Smart and fashionable. |
| stylish | Having elegance or taste or refinement in manners or dress. |
| fashionable | Characteristic of or influenced by a current popular trend or style; in fashion; in vogue. |
| debonair | (especially of men) Charming, confident, and carefully dressed. |
| debonaire | Alternative spelling of debonair. [(obsolete) Gracious, courteous.] |
| raffish | Characterized by careless unconventionality; rakish. |
| rakish | Dashingly, carelessly, or sportingly unconventional or stylish; jaunty; characterized by a devil-may-care unconventionality; having a somewhat disreputable quality or appearance. |
| snappy | (informal) Rapid and without delay. |
| smartnoun | Exhibiting social ability or cleverness. |
| sprucenoun | Any of various large coniferous evergreen trees or shrubs from the genus Picea, found in northern temperate and boreal regions; originally and more fully spruce fir. |
| perky | Lively. |
| pert | Lively; alert and cheerful; bright. |
| jauntee | Obsolete form of jaunty. [Airy; showy; finical.] |
| jantynoun | Archaic form of jaunty. [Airy; showy; finical.] |
| shantynoun | A roughly-built hut or cabin. |
| fine | Senses referring to subjective quality. |
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