jaunty

jaunty

See also: Jaunty

English

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈdʒɔːn.ti/
• (some accents) IPA^(key): /ˈdʒɑːn.ti/

Adjective

jaunty (comparative jauntier, superlative jauntiest)

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.

Translations

airy, showy, or affected

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

Czech: elegantní Finnish: tyylikäs (fi), leuhka

Georgian: ელეგანტური (eleganṭuri), დახვეწილი (daxvec̣ili) German: schick (de), kess (de), fesch (de), flott (de) Russian: изы́сканный (ru) m (izýskannyj), сти́льный (ru) m (stílʹnyj), изя́щный (ru) m (izjáščnyj)

ostentatiously self-confident

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)

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

References

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