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Definition of jaunty adjective from the Oxford Advanced American Dictionary

     

    jaunty

     adjective
    adjective
    NAmE//ˈdʒɔnti//
     
    (jauntier, jauntiest)
     
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  1. 1showing that you are feeling confident and pleased with yourself synonym cheerful a jaunty smile a hat set at a jaunty angle
  2. 2lively a jaunty tune
jauntily
 
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NAmE//ˈdʒɔntəli//
 
adverb He set off jauntily, whistling to himself.
jauntiness
 
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NAmE//ˈdʒɔntinəs//
 
noun [uncountable]See jaunty in the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary
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