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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.
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Jaunty
is always a great word to know.
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| a scrap or morsel of food left at a meal. |
| a stew of meat, vegetables, potatoes, etc. |
Example Sentences
- Bengalese finches, like many birds, use jaunty little ditties like this one to attract a mate.
- With his signature whimsy and wordplay, the author takes a jaunty excursion into a long, long lost world.
- But in 2008, astronomers started finding giant planets whose orbits lay at jaunty angles with respect to their stars.
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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.
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