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jauntinesses

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jaun⋅ty

  [jawn-tee, jahn-]
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–adjective, -ti⋅er, -ti⋅est.
1. easy and sprightly in manner or bearing: to walk with a jaunty step.
2. smartly trim, as clothing: a jaunty hat.
Origin:
1655–65; earlier jentee, juntee < F gentil noble, gentle, genteel with ending taken as -y 1

Related forms:
jaun⋅ti⋅ly, adverb
jaun⋅ti⋅ness, noun
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Word Origin & History

jaunty 
1662, "elegant, stylish," from Fr. gentil "nice, pleasing," from O.Fr. gentil "noble" (see gentle). Form reflects attempt to render Fr. pronunciation of gentil. Meaning "easy and sprightly in manner" first attested 1672.
Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2001 Douglas Harper
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