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jaunty definition

jaunty


 
  Grep  of  noun  jaunty 
  jaunty  car 
 
  Overview  of  adj  jaunty 
 
  The  adj  jaunty  has  2  senses  (first  2  from  tagged  texts) 
 
  1.  (1)  dapper,  dashing,  jaunty,  natty,  raffish,  rakish,  smart,  snappy,  spruce  --  (marked  by  smartness  in  dress  and  manners;  "a  dapper  young  man";  "a  jaunty  red  hat") 
  2.  (1)  chipper,  debonair,  debonaire,  jaunty  --  (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") 
 
  Antonyms  of  adj  jaunty 
 
  2  senses  of  jaunty 
 
  Sense  1 
  dapper,  dashing,  jaunty,  natty,  raffish,  rakish,  smart,  snappy,  spruce 
 
  INDIRECT  (VIA  fashionable)  ->  unfashionable,  unstylish,  out  of  fashion 
 
  Sense  2 
  chipper,  debonair,  debonaire,  jaunty 
 
  INDIRECT  (VIA  cheerful)  ->  cheerless,  uncheerful 
 
  Similarity  of  adj  jaunty 
 
  2  senses  of  jaunty 
 
  Sense  1 
  dapper,  dashing,  jaunty,  natty,  raffish,  rakish,  smart,  snappy,  spruce 
  =>  fashionable  (vs.  unfashionable),  stylish 
 
  Sense  2 
  chipper,  debonair,  debonaire,  jaunty 
  =>  cheerful  (vs.  cheerless) 
 
  Attributes  of  adj  jaunty 
 
 
  Familiarity  of  adj  jaunty 
 
  jaunty  used  as  an  adjective  is  rare  (polysemy  count  =  2) 
 
  Grep  of  adj  jaunty 
  jaunty 
 
  Overview  of  adj  jaunty 
 
  The  adj  jaunty  has  2  senses  (first  2  from  tagged  texts) 
 
  1.  (1)  dapper,  dashing,  jaunty,  natty,  raffish,  rakish,  smart,  snappy,  spruce  --  (marked  by  smartness  in  dress  and  manners;  "a  dapper  young  man";  "a  jaunty  red  hat") 
  2.  (1)  chipper,  debonair,  debonaire,  jaunty  --  (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") 



jaunty definition