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jauntiest definition
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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")
jauntiest definition
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