jaunty
1Jaunty — Jaun ty, a. [Compar. {Jauntier}; superl. {Jauntiest}.] [Formerly spelt janty, fr. F. gentil. See {Gentle}, and cf. {Genty}.] Airy; showy; finical; hence, characterized by an affected or fantastical manner. [1913 Webster] …
2jaunty — index resilient Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 …
3jaunty — 1660s, elegant, stylish, from Fr. gentil nice, pleasing, in Old French noble (see GENTLE (Cf. gentle)). Form reflects attempt to render the French pronunciation of gentil. Meaning easy and sprightly in manner first attested 1670s. Related:… …
4jaunty — [adj] lively airy, animated, bold, brash, breezy, buoyant, carefree, careless, cocky, dapper, dashing, debonair, devilish, devil maycare*, easy, exhilarated, flip*, flippant, forward, free, fresh, frisky, frolicsome, gamesome, gay, high spirited …
5jaunty — ► ADJECTIVE (jauntier, jauntiest) ▪ having a lively and self confident manner. DERIVATIVES jauntily adverb jauntiness noun. ORIGIN originally in the sense «well bred, genteel»: from French gentil well born …
6jaunty — [jôn′tē] adj. jauntier, jauntiest [earlier janty, genty < Fr gentil, genteel: see GENTLE] 1. in fashion; stylish; chic 2. lighthearted and merry; sprightly; perky jauntily adv. jauntiness n …
7Jaunty — Liste des versions d Ubuntu Article principal : Ubuntu. Les nouvelles versions d’Ubuntu, sortent deux fois par an, utilisant l’année et le mois de la sortie comme numéro de version. La première version, par exemple, était Ubuntu 4.10,… …
8jaunty — jaun|ty [ˈdʒo:nti US ˈdʒo:nti, ˈdʒa:nti] adj [Date: 1700 1800; Origin: jentee polite (17 18 centuries), from French gentil] 1.) showing that you are confident and happy ▪ He had a jaunty walk. ▪ Her hat was set at a jaunty angle. 2.) jaunty music …
9jaunty — adjective jaunty actions, clothes etc show that you are confident and cheerful: at a jaunty angle: His hat was tilted at a jaunty angle. jauntily adverb jauntiness noun (U) …
10jaunty — adjective (jauntier; est) Etymology: modification of French gentil Date: 1662 1. archaic a. stylish b. genteel 2. sprightly in manner or appearance ; lively < sporting a …
