jaun´ti|ness

jaun´ti|ness
jaun|ty «JAWN tee, JAHN-», adjective, -ti|er, -ti|est, noun, plural -ties.
–adj.
1. easy and lively; carefree; sprightly: »

The happy children walked with jaunty steps.

SYNONYM(S): airy, gay.
2. smart; stylish: »

She wore a jaunty little hat.

SYNONYM(S): elegant.
3. Obsolete. genteel.
–n.
Slang. the person in charge of a ship's police.
[earlier janty or jantée, apparently < pronunciation of Middle French gentil noble, gentle < Old French < Latin gentīlis. See etym. of doublets genteel (Cf.genteel), gentile (Cf.gentile), gentle. (Cf.gentle)]
jaun´ti|ly, adverb.
jaun´ti|ness, noun.

Useful english dictionary. 2012.

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