Definition of jaunty in English:

jaunty

adjectivejauntiest, jauntier ˈdʒɔːntiˈdʒɔn(t)i

Having or expressing a lively, cheerful, and self-confident manner.
轻松活泼的；无忧无虑的；喜洋洋的
there was no mistaking that jaunty walk
那种轻松的步态是不可能认不出的。
Example sentencesExamples
- ‘I have to tell you something,’ he said, pushing his tattered hat back at a jaunty angle.
- There are some wonderful turns of phrase in this fast-moving novel, powered by sassy dialogue and the jaunty mindset of its heroine.
- Maybe instead of a white hat, something in beige would look jaunty.
- Why does my hair, which is short on top and usually stands up in a jaunty sort of manner at home, go flat whenever I go to London?
- Played at a quickstep tempo, the dirge was at once transformed into a jaunty, comic, oompah version of the Scottish anthem.
- He ran a hand through his unkempt, honey-colored hair, before giving a jaunty little bow.
- Within minutes, everyone around the dinner table was wearing a paper hat at a rakishly jaunty angle and looking expectantly in my direction.
- He casually walked down the stairs, humming a jaunty tune to himself as he did so.
- The music faltered for a moment and resumed, just as happy and jaunty as ever.
- The music is effortlessly organic and songs such as Fingerprints and Only One Way are jaunty despite their lyrically black quality.
- Whistling a jaunty tune to herself, she watched the group of students file out of the lecture hall wearily.
- His crimson eyes were locked onto her gaze; a cigarette protruding from his lips at a jaunty angle.
- She had a jaunty manner… but there was more than that to be noticed about Miss Stuart.
- Mike wore his hat at a jaunty angle and Gordy stuffed his hand in his pants to emulate the great Admiral of the British Fleet.
- Despite its minimal production values and simple premise, the ad, made by Chemistry, makes clever use of the jaunty tune.
- A recent recruit from Liverpool who joined his Stafford Street office was welcomed with a few jaunty choruses from a sea shanty.
- Even the jaunty theme tune is reminiscent of his earlier BAFTA - winning success.
- He is trying to look as jaunty as he can - wearing a baby blue Lacoste V-neck sweater and navy chinos - but his mood is as dark as the skies.
- Yet beneath the jaunty public veneer, he was far less self-assured.
- The towpath was lit only by the brightness of the full moon but she knew his jaunty walk anywhere and anyway there was nobody else around at that time of the night.
Synonyms
cheerful, cheery, happy, merry, jolly, joyful, gleeful, glad
lively, vivacious, perky, full of life, bright, sunny, buoyant, bubbly, bouncy, breezy, frisky, full of the joys of spring, in good spirits, exuberant, ebullient, effervescent, sparkling, sparkly, sprightly, spry
carefree, unworried, untroubled, without a care in the world, blithe, airy, light-hearted, nonchalant, insouciant, happy-go-lucky, free and easy, easy-going, blasé, devil-may-care, casual, relaxed
informal bright-eyed and bushy-tailed, full of beans, sparky, upbeat, go-go, chirpy, chipper, peppy, zippy, zappy, full of vim and vigour
North American informal peart
dated gay
archaic blithesome, perk, as merry/lively as a grig, wick

Derivatives

jauntily

adverb ˈdʒɔːntɪliˈdʒɔn(t)əli

He leaned jauntily against the wall, wearing a red shirt with white sleeves cinched by thin strips of leather, and black pants, and he stood 5 feet and 10 inches tall, only a little taller than her.
Example sentencesExamples
- It made me dream of becoming a huge movie star, so I could stop on the red carpet at his microphone, wait for a question, pause, tilt my head wordlessly and then jauntily just walk on by.
- He had an old military hat perched jauntily on his head, and he seemed to be in one of those exuberant moods when it feels like the facts of your life are arranging themselves into a story you can be proud of.
- He said looking at her laughing jauntily, ‘And why would I be embarrassed?’
- At the door, the two best friends chatted a bit, then Marina departed for home, swinging her case jauntily, and humming the prelude from earlier, not really paying attention to anything.

jauntiness

noun ˈdʒɔːntɪnəsˈdʒɔn(t)inəs

Nestling between the whimsical jauntiness of the main refrain, there is even a hint of real wistfulness in the ‘Uncle Bulgaria’ verse.
Example sentencesExamples
- He does retain a certain boyishness - a jauntiness of gait when he has spotted someone he really must talk to.
- Prowling around the first tee in front of the stately Oakland Hills clubhouse there was a justifiable jauntiness to Westwood and Garcia's gait.
- Young men about town, rushing back to the country to see their sweethearts would leap from the train, hoping to kick-start a jauntiness that would see them through their reunion.
- When Pierre and I go our separate ways, a day later, we are still incredulous at what we've seen and as he walks toward his plane to Paris, there is a fresh jauntiness in his step.

Origin

Mid 17th century (in the sense 'well-bred, genteel'): from French gentil (see gentle¹, genteel).

gentle from Middle English:
The root word shared by genteel (late 16th century), gentile (Late Middle English) ‘not Jewish’, and gentle is Latin gentilis ‘of a family or nation, of the same clan’, which came from gens ‘family, race’. Genteel and gentle originally had similar meanings. Genteel first meant ‘stylish, fashionable’, and ‘well bred’—the ironic or derogatory implications that it now tends to have date from the 19th century. The original sense of gentle was ‘nobly born’, from which came ‘courteous, chivalrous’, the idea behind gentleman (Middle English). See also blonde. Jaunty (mid 17th century) is an anglicization of the French for gentle, gentil and was first used to mean ‘gentile’.

Rhymes

flaunty

Definition of jaunty in US English:

jaunty

adjectiveˈjôn(t)ēˈdʒɔn(t)i

Having or expressing a lively, cheerful, and self-confident manner.
轻松活泼的；无忧无虑的；喜洋洋的
there was no mistaking that jaunty walk
那种轻松的步态是不可能认不出的。
Example sentencesExamples
- Even the jaunty theme tune is reminiscent of his earlier BAFTA - winning success.
- Why does my hair, which is short on top and usually stands up in a jaunty sort of manner at home, go flat whenever I go to London?
- She had a jaunty manner… but there was more than that to be noticed about Miss Stuart.
- Despite its minimal production values and simple premise, the ad, made by Chemistry, makes clever use of the jaunty tune.
- There are some wonderful turns of phrase in this fast-moving novel, powered by sassy dialogue and the jaunty mindset of its heroine.
- Maybe instead of a white hat, something in beige would look jaunty.
- Yet beneath the jaunty public veneer, he was far less self-assured.
- ‘I have to tell you something,’ he said, pushing his tattered hat back at a jaunty angle.
- Played at a quickstep tempo, the dirge was at once transformed into a jaunty, comic, oompah version of the Scottish anthem.
- Mike wore his hat at a jaunty angle and Gordy stuffed his hand in his pants to emulate the great Admiral of the British Fleet.
- A recent recruit from Liverpool who joined his Stafford Street office was welcomed with a few jaunty choruses from a sea shanty.
- He ran a hand through his unkempt, honey-colored hair, before giving a jaunty little bow.
- The towpath was lit only by the brightness of the full moon but she knew his jaunty walk anywhere and anyway there was nobody else around at that time of the night.
- His crimson eyes were locked onto her gaze; a cigarette protruding from his lips at a jaunty angle.
- Within minutes, everyone around the dinner table was wearing a paper hat at a rakishly jaunty angle and looking expectantly in my direction.
- The music is effortlessly organic and songs such as Fingerprints and Only One Way are jaunty despite their lyrically black quality.
- The music faltered for a moment and resumed, just as happy and jaunty as ever.
- He casually walked down the stairs, humming a jaunty tune to himself as he did so.
- He is trying to look as jaunty as he can - wearing a baby blue Lacoste V-neck sweater and navy chinos - but his mood is as dark as the skies.
- Whistling a jaunty tune to herself, she watched the group of students file out of the lecture hall wearily.
Synonyms
cheerful, cheery, happy, merry, jolly, joyful, gleeful, glad

Origin

Mid 17th century (in the sense ‘well-bred, genteel’): from French gentil (see gentle, genteel).

词汇	jaunty
释义	Definition of jaunty in English: jaunty adjectivejauntiest, jauntier ˈdʒɔːntiˈdʒɔn(t)i Having or expressing a lively, cheerful, and self-confident manner. 轻松活泼的；无忧无虑的；喜洋洋的 there was no mistaking that jaunty walk 那种轻松的步态是不可能认不出的。 Example sentencesExamples ‘I have to tell you something,’ he said, pushing his tattered hat back at a jaunty angle. There are some wonderful turns of phrase in this fast-moving novel, powered by sassy dialogue and the jaunty mindset of its heroine. Maybe instead of a white hat, something in beige would look jaunty. Why does my hair, which is short on top and usually stands up in a jaunty sort of manner at home, go flat whenever I go to London? Played at a quickstep tempo, the dirge was at once transformed into a jaunty, comic, oompah version of the Scottish anthem. He ran a hand through his unkempt, honey-colored hair, before giving a jaunty little bow. Within minutes, everyone around the dinner table was wearing a paper hat at a rakishly jaunty angle and looking expectantly in my direction. He casually walked down the stairs, humming a jaunty tune to himself as he did so. The music faltered for a moment and resumed, just as happy and jaunty as ever. The music is effortlessly organic and songs such as Fingerprints and Only One Way are jaunty despite their lyrically black quality. Whistling a jaunty tune to herself, she watched the group of students file out of the lecture hall wearily. His crimson eyes were locked onto her gaze; a cigarette protruding from his lips at a jaunty angle. She had a jaunty manner… but there was more than that to be noticed about Miss Stuart. Mike wore his hat at a jaunty angle and Gordy stuffed his hand in his pants to emulate the great Admiral of the British Fleet. Despite its minimal production values and simple premise, the ad, made by Chemistry, makes clever use of the jaunty tune. A recent recruit from Liverpool who joined his Stafford Street office was welcomed with a few jaunty choruses from a sea shanty. Even the jaunty theme tune is reminiscent of his earlier BAFTA - winning success. He is trying to look as jaunty as he can - wearing a baby blue Lacoste V-neck sweater and navy chinos - but his mood is as dark as the skies. Yet beneath the jaunty public veneer, he was far less self-assured. The towpath was lit only by the brightness of the full moon but she knew his jaunty walk anywhere and anyway there was nobody else around at that time of the night. Synonyms cheerful, cheery, happy, merry, jolly, joyful, gleeful, glad lively, vivacious, perky, full of life, bright, sunny, buoyant, bubbly, bouncy, breezy, frisky, full of the joys of spring, in good spirits, exuberant, ebullient, effervescent, sparkling, sparkly, sprightly, spry carefree, unworried, untroubled, without a care in the world, blithe, airy, light-hearted, nonchalant, insouciant, happy-go-lucky, free and easy, easy-going, blasé, devil-may-care, casual, relaxed informal bright-eyed and bushy-tailed, full of beans, sparky, upbeat, go-go, chirpy, chipper, peppy, zippy, zappy, full of vim and vigour North American informal peart dated gay archaic blithesome, perk, as merry/lively as a grig, wick Derivatives jauntily adverb ˈdʒɔːntɪliˈdʒɔn(t)əli He leaned jauntily against the wall, wearing a red shirt with white sleeves cinched by thin strips of leather, and black pants, and he stood 5 feet and 10 inches tall, only a little taller than her. Example sentencesExamples It made me dream of becoming a huge movie star, so I could stop on the red carpet at his microphone, wait for a question, pause, tilt my head wordlessly and then jauntily just walk on by. He had an old military hat perched jauntily on his head, and he seemed to be in one of those exuberant moods when it feels like the facts of your life are arranging themselves into a story you can be proud of. He said looking at her laughing jauntily, ‘And why would I be embarrassed?’ At the door, the two best friends chatted a bit, then Marina departed for home, swinging her case jauntily, and humming the prelude from earlier, not really paying attention to anything. jauntiness noun ˈdʒɔːntɪnəsˈdʒɔn(t)inəs Nestling between the whimsical jauntiness of the main refrain, there is even a hint of real wistfulness in the ‘Uncle Bulgaria’ verse. Example sentencesExamples He does retain a certain boyishness - a jauntiness of gait when he has spotted someone he really must talk to. Prowling around the first tee in front of the stately Oakland Hills clubhouse there was a justifiable jauntiness to Westwood and Garcia's gait. Young men about town, rushing back to the country to see their sweethearts would leap from the train, hoping to kick-start a jauntiness that would see them through their reunion. When Pierre and I go our separate ways, a day later, we are still incredulous at what we've seen and as he walks toward his plane to Paris, there is a fresh jauntiness in his step. Origin Mid 17th century (in the sense 'well-bred, genteel'): from French gentil (see gentle¹, genteel). gentle from Middle English: The root word shared by genteel (late 16th century), gentile (Late Middle English) ‘not Jewish’, and gentle is Latin gentilis ‘of a family or nation, of the same clan’, which came from gens ‘family, race’. Genteel and gentle originally had similar meanings. Genteel first meant ‘stylish, fashionable’, and ‘well bred’—the ironic or derogatory implications that it now tends to have date from the 19th century. The original sense of gentle was ‘nobly born’, from which came ‘courteous, chivalrous’, the idea behind gentleman (Middle English). See also blonde. Jaunty (mid 17th century) is an anglicization of the French for gentle, gentil and was first used to mean ‘gentile’. Rhymes flaunty Definition of jaunty in US English: jaunty adjectiveˈjôn(t)ēˈdʒɔn(t)i Having or expressing a lively, cheerful, and self-confident manner. 轻松活泼的；无忧无虑的；喜洋洋的 there was no mistaking that jaunty walk 那种轻松的步态是不可能认不出的。 Example sentencesExamples Even the jaunty theme tune is reminiscent of his earlier BAFTA - winning success. Why does my hair, which is short on top and usually stands up in a jaunty sort of manner at home, go flat whenever I go to London? She had a jaunty manner… but there was more than that to be noticed about Miss Stuart. Despite its minimal production values and simple premise, the ad, made by Chemistry, makes clever use of the jaunty tune. There are some wonderful turns of phrase in this fast-moving novel, powered by sassy dialogue and the jaunty mindset of its heroine. Maybe instead of a white hat, something in beige would look jaunty. Yet beneath the jaunty public veneer, he was far less self-assured. ‘I have to tell you something,’ he said, pushing his tattered hat back at a jaunty angle. Played at a quickstep tempo, the dirge was at once transformed into a jaunty, comic, oompah version of the Scottish anthem. Mike wore his hat at a jaunty angle and Gordy stuffed his hand in his pants to emulate the great Admiral of the British Fleet. A recent recruit from Liverpool who joined his Stafford Street office was welcomed with a few jaunty choruses from a sea shanty. He ran a hand through his unkempt, honey-colored hair, before giving a jaunty little bow. The towpath was lit only by the brightness of the full moon but she knew his jaunty walk anywhere and anyway there was nobody else around at that time of the night. His crimson eyes were locked onto her gaze; a cigarette protruding from his lips at a jaunty angle. Within minutes, everyone around the dinner table was wearing a paper hat at a rakishly jaunty angle and looking expectantly in my direction. The music is effortlessly organic and songs such as Fingerprints and Only One Way are jaunty despite their lyrically black quality. The music faltered for a moment and resumed, just as happy and jaunty as ever. He casually walked down the stairs, humming a jaunty tune to himself as he did so. He is trying to look as jaunty as he can - wearing a baby blue Lacoste V-neck sweater and navy chinos - but his mood is as dark as the skies. Whistling a jaunty tune to herself, she watched the group of students file out of the lecture hall wearily. Synonyms cheerful, cheery, happy, merry, jolly, joyful, gleeful, glad Origin Mid 17th century (in the sense ‘well-bred, genteel’): from French gentil (see gentle, genteel).
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