Meaning

4 senses
  1. Airy; showy; finical.

    affektiert, prätentiös, übermütig

    показно́йpokaznój, манерныйmanernyj, вычурныйvyčurnyj

  2. (broadly)Characterized by an affected or fantastical manner.

  3. Dapper or stylish.

    He wore a jaunty outfit that was all the rage.

    schick, kess, fesch

    изы́сканныйizýskannyj, сти́льныйstílʹnyj, изя́щныйizjáščnyj

  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.

    selbstzufrieden, selbstgerecht, übermütig

    развя́зныйrazvjáznyj, беспе́чныйbespéčnyj, небре́жныйnebréžnyj

    having a cheerful, lively, and self-confident air

Examples

1 sentences
  1. Tom wore his hat at a jaunty angle.

    deEr hatte seinen Hut keck aufgesetzt.

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Translations

5 languages
Русский
By meaning 3
airy, showy, or affected:
dapper or stylish:
ostentatiously self-confident:
Deutsch
By meaning 3
airy, showy, or affected:
dapper or stylish:
ostentatiously self-confident:

Origin

Formerly spelt janty, from French gentil. See gentle, and compare genty. Doublet of gentee

Formerly spelt janty, from French gentil. See gentle, and compare genty. Doublet of genteel, gentile, and gentle.

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Forms

jauntier, jauntiest
Comparativejauntier Lesson
Superlativejauntiest Lesson

regular

Synonyms

12 synonyms
Close in meaning

Word family

3 related words

See also

neighbours in the dictionary
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