Tikibu: pronunciation dictionary with use examples

Word: jaunty
IPA transcription: [dʒ'ɔnti]
adverb meaning of the word
  • Synonyms: dapper, dashing, jaunty, natty, raffish, rakish, spiffy, snappy, spruce
    Meaning: marked by up-to-dateness in dress and manners; "a dapper young man"; "a jaunty red hat"
  • Synonyms: chipper, debonair, debonaire, jaunty
    Meaning: 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"
Usage examples
  • He particularly disliked one "new" song to a jaunty dance-tune.
  • "Well, Jim, I reckon I'd better tell you and get it over," said old Parrish one morning--Parrish, quite his old, jaunty self again.