jaunty

See also: Jaunty

English

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ˈd͡ʒɔːn.ti/
Audio (Southern England) (file)
(some accents) IPA^(key): /ˈdʒɑːn.ti/

Adjective

jaunty (comparative jauntier, superlative jauntiest)

Airy; showy; finical.
(by extension) Characterized by an affected or fantastical manner.
Dapper or stylish.
He wore a jaunty outfit that was all the rage.
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.

Derived terms

Translations

airy, showy, or affected

Bulgarian: наперен (bg) (naperen)
Catalan: afectat (ca) m, pretenciós m, arrogant (ca) m or f
Czech: živý (cs), bujarý
Dutch: luchtig (nl)
Finnish: leuhka, kopea (fi)
Georgian: მხიარული (mxiaruli), მოჩვენებითი (močvenebiti)
German: affektiert (de), prätentiös (de), übermütig (de), fröhlich (de), keck (de), munter (de)
Russian: показно́й (ru) (pokaznój), манерный (ru) m (manernyj), вычурный (ru) m (vyčurnyj)
Spanish: alegre (es), animado (es)

dapper or stylish

Bulgarian: изискан (bg) (iziskan), изящен (bg) (izjašten)
Czech: elegantní
Esperanto: fajna, pimpa
Finnish: tyylikäs (fi), leuhka
Georgian: ელეგანტური (eleganṭuri), დახვეწილი (daxvec̣ili)
German: schick (de), kess (de), fesch (de), flott (de)
Portuguese: janota (pt)
Russian: изы́сканный (ru) m (izýskannyj), сти́льный (ru) m (stílʹnyj), изя́щный (ru) m (izjáščnyj)

ostentatiously self-confident

Bulgarian: самоуверен (bg) (samouveren), надут (bg) (nadut)
Czech: lehkovážný
Finnish: itsevarma (fi), leuhka
Georgian: უდარდელი (udardeli), უზრუნველი (uzrunveli), თვითკმაყოფილი (tvitḳmaq̇opili)
German: selbstzufrieden, selbstgerecht (de), übermütig (de), schwungvoll (de)
Russian: развя́зный (ru) (razvjáznyj), беспе́чный (ru) (bespéčnyj), небре́жный (ru) (nebréžnyj), самоуверенный (ru) m (samouverennyj)
Spanish: desenvuelto (es)

Noun

jaunty (plural jaunties)

(nautical) A master-at-arms onboard a Royal Navy ship

References

Jaunting-Car in the Encyclopædia Britannica (11th edition, 1911)

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