From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:
Jaunty \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]
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
jaunty
adj 1: marked by up-to-dateness in dress and manners; "a dapper
young man"; "a jaunty red hat" [syn: {dapper}, {dashing},
{jaunty}, {natty}, {raffish}, {rakish}, {spiffy},
{snappy}, {spruce}]
2: 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" [syn: {chipper}, {debonair}, {debonaire}, {jaunty}]
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