jauntiness

jaun·ty

 (jôn′tē, jän′-)
adj. jaun·ti·er, jaun·ti·est
1. Having or expressing a buoyant or self-confident air: a jaunty grin; a hat worn at a jaunty angle.
2. Sprightly; lively: walking at a jaunty pace; music with jaunty rhythms.
3. Archaic
a. Stylish.
b. Genteel.

[French gentil, nice, from Old French, noble; see gentle.]

jaun′ti·ly adv.
jaun′ti·ness n.
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ThesaurusAntonymsRelated WordsSynonymsLegend:
Noun1.jauntiness - stylishness as evidenced by a smart appearance
chic, chicness, modishness, stylishness, swank, chichi, last word, smartness - elegance by virtue of being fashionable
2.jauntiness - a breezy liveliness; "a delightful breeziness of manner"
sprightliness, liveliness, spirit, life - animation and energy in action or expression; "it was a heavy play and the actors tried in vain to give life to it"
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Translations
مَرَح ، أناقَه
eleganceveselost
friskhedlivlighed
Munterkeit
désinvolture
gondtalanság
kæruleysi; glaîværî
brio
fandenivoldskhet
şen şakraklık
洋洋得意

jauntiness

[ˈdʒɔːntɪnɪs] N [of tone] → desenfado m; [of clothes] → vistosidad f; [of step] → garbo m
Collins Spanish Dictionary - Complete and Unabridged 8th Edition 2005 © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1971, 1988 © HarperCollins Publishers 1992, 1993, 1996, 1997, 2000, 2003, 2005

jauntiness

nUnbeschwertheit f, → Sorglosigkeit f; (of singing)Munterkeit f, → Fröhlichkeit f, → Heiterkeit f; the jauntiness of his stepsein schwungvoller or munterer Gang
Collins German Dictionary – Complete and Unabridged 7th Edition 2005. © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1980 © HarperCollins Publishers 1991, 1997, 1999, 2004, 2005, 2007

jaunty

(ˈdʒoːnti) adjective
cheerful, bright, lively. a jaunty mood/hat.
ˈjauntily adverb
ˈjauntiness noun
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