English[edit]
Etymology[edit]
Formerly spelt janty, from French gentil. See gentle, and compare genty. Doublet of genteel, gentile, and gentle.
Pronunciation[edit]
- IPA(key): /ˈd͡ʒɔːn.ti/
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- (some accents) IPA(key): /ˈdʒɑːn.ti/
Adjective[edit]
jaunty (comparative jauntier, superlative jauntiest)
- Airy; showy; finical.
- (by extension) Characterized by an affected or fantastical manner.
- Dapper or stylish.
He wore a jaunty outfit that was all the rage.
- Ostentatiously self-confident.
He walked down the street with a jaunty swaggering step, as if daring others less perfectly satisfied to intrude upon his good mood.
Derived terms[edit]
Translations[edit]
airy, showy, or affected
- Bulgarian: наперен (bg) (naperen)
- Catalan: afectat (ca) m, pretenciós m, arrogant (ca) m or f
- Czech: živý (cs), bujarý
- Dutch: luchtig (nl)
- Finnish: leuhka, kopea (fi)
- Georgian: მხიარული (mxiaruli), მოჩვენებითი (močvenebiti)
- German: affektiert (de), prätentiös (de), übermütig (de), fröhlich (de), keck (de), munter (de)
- Russian: показно́й (ru) (pokaznój), манерный (ru) m (manernyj), вычурный (ru) m (vyčurnyj)
- Spanish: alegre (es), animado (es)
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ostentatiously self-confident
- Bulgarian: самоуверен (bg) (samouveren), надут (bg) (nadut)
- Czech: lehkovážný
- Finnish: itsevarma (fi), leuhka
- Georgian: უდარდელი (udardeli), უზრუნველი (uzrunveli), თვითკმაყოფილი (tvitḳmaq̇opili)
- German: selbstzufrieden, selbstgerecht (de), übermütig (de), schwungvoll (de)
- Russian: развя́зный (ru) (razvjáznyj), беспе́чный (ru) (bespéčnyj), небре́жный (ru) (nebréžnyj), самоуверенный (ru) m (samouverennyj)
- Spanish: desenvuelto (es)
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jaunty (plural jaunties)
- (nautical) A master-at-arms onboard a Royal Navy ship
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