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Webster 1913 Edition

Jaunty

Jaun′ty

,

Adj.

[

Com

par.

Jauntier

;

sup

erl.

Jauntiest

.]

[Formerly spelt

janty

, fr. F.

gentil

. See

, and cf.

.]

Airy; showy; finical; hence, characterized by an affected or fantastical manner.

Definition 2024

Jaunty

Jaunty

See also: jaunty

English

Proper noun

Jaunty

A traditional nickname for a Royal Navy master-at-arms

jaunty

jaunty

See also: Jaunty

English

Adjective

jaunty ‎(comparative jauntier, superlative jauntiest)

Airy; showy; finical; hence, characterized by an affected or fantastical manner.
The courtier was a jaunty fellow, attuned to the esoteric court gossip and attentive to the least beneficial wind of favor blowing from the throne.
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.

Translations

airy, showy, or affected

Dutch: luchtig (nl)
Finnish: leuhka, kopea (fi)

German: affektiert (de), prätentiös (de), übermütig (de), fröhlich (de), keck (de), munter (de)
Russian: показно́й (ru) ‎(pokaznój)
Spanish: alegre (es), animado (es)

dapper or stylish

Czech: elegantní
Finnish: tyylikäs (fi), leuhka
German: schick (de), kess (de), fesch (de), flott (de)
Russian: изы́сканный (ru) m ‎(izýskannyj), сти́льный (ru) m ‎(stílʹnyj), изя́щный (ru) m ‎(izjáščnyj)

ostentatiously self-confident

Czech: lehkovážný
Finnish: itsevarma (fi), leuhka
German: selbstzufrieden, selbstgerecht (de), übermütig (de), schwungvoll (de)
Russian: развя́зный (ru) ‎(razvjáznyj), беспе́чный (ru) ‎(bespéčnyj), небре́жный (ru) ‎(nebréžnyj)

Spanish: desenvuelto (es)

References

Jaunting-Car in the 1911 Encyclopædia Britannica.