Associations to the word «Jaunty»
Noun
- Hat
- Tone
- Moustache
- Salute
- Angle
- Brim
- Tilt
- Song
- Cap
- Visor
- Whistling
- Jacket
- Tune
- Plume
- Thrush
- Cane
- Attire
- Scarf
- Cavalier
- Feather
- Curl
- Glove
- Gown
- Stool
- Heel
- Cigarette
- Step
- Boots
- Cigar
- Hair
- Cock
- Cheek
- Forehead
- Manner
- Assurance
- Sleeve
- Cloak
- Fashion
- Wave
- Thumb
- Farewell
- Chin
- Beard
- Suit
- Wearing
- Carlo
- Smile
- Confidence
- Carriage
- Monte
- Ribbon
- Helmet
- Excitement
- Shoe
- Uniform
Adjective
Wiktionary
JAUNTY, adjective. Airy; showy; finical; hence, characterized by an affected or fantastical manner.
JAUNTY, adjective. Dapper or stylish.
JAUNTY, adjective. Ostentatiously self-confident.
JAUNTY, proper noun. A traditional nickname for a navy master-at-arms
JAUNTY CAR, noun. Variant of jaunting car.
Dictionary definition
JAUNTY, adjective. Marked by up-to-dateness in dress and manners; "a dapper young man"; "a jaunty red hat".
JAUNTY, adjective. 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".
Wise words
Words are always getting conventionalized to some secondary
meaning. It is one of the works of poetry to take the
truants in custody and bring them back to their right
senses.