JAUNTIEST

JAUNTY

chipper, debonair, debonaire, jaunty

(adjective) having a cheerful, lively, and self-confident air; “looking chipper, like a man...diverted by his own wit”- Frances G. Patton; “life that is gay, brisk, and debonair”- H.M.Reynolds; “walked with a jaunty step”; “a jaunty optimist”

dapper, dashing, jaunty, natty, raffish, rakish, spiffy, snappy, spruce

(adjective) marked by up-to-dateness in dress and manners; “a dapper young man”; “a jaunty red hat”

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Adjective

jauntiest

superlative form of jaunty: most jaunty

Source: Wiktionary


JAUNTY

Jaun"ty, a. [Compar. Jauntier; superl. Jauntiest.] Etym: [Formerly spelt janty, fr. F. gentil. See Gentle, and cf. Genty.]

Definition: Airy; showy; finical; hence, characterized by an affected or fantastical manner.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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Word of the Day

1 April 2025

ANYMORE

(adverb) at the present or from now on; usually used with a negative; “Alice doesn’t live here anymore”; “the children promised not to quarrel any more”


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