Definitions for jauntiness
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Random House Webster's College Dictionary
jaun•tyˈdʒɔn ti, ˈdʒɑn-(adj.)-ti•er, -ti•est.
easy and sprightly in manner or bearing:
to walk with a jaunty step.
smartly trim, as clothing:
a jaunty hat.
Origin of jaunty:
1655–65; < F gentil noble, gentle, genteel with ending taken as -y1
jaun′ti•ness(n.)
Princeton's WordNet
jauntiness, nattiness, dapperness, rakishness(noun)
stylishness as evidenced by a smart appearance
breeziness, jauntiness(noun)
a breezy liveliness
"a delightful breeziness of manner"
Wiktionary
jauntiness(Noun)
The quality of being jaunty.
"That jauntiness of air I was once master of." -Joseph Addison
Webster Dictionary
Jauntiness(noun)
the quality of being jaunty
Translations for jauntiness
Kernerman English Multilingual Dictionary
- swierigheid, elegansieAfrikaans
- مَرَح ، أناقَهArabic
- жизнерадостностBulgarian
- vivacidadePortuguese (BR)
- veselost; eleganceCzech
- die MunterkeitGerman
- friskhed; livlighedDanish
- κέφι, ζωντάνιαGreek
- soltura, garboSpanish
- lõbusus, rõõmsameelsusEstonian
- سرزندگیFarsi
- railakkuusFinnish
- désinvoltureFrench
- עַלִיזוּתHebrew
- प्रसन्नताHindi
- živahnost, veseljeCroatian
- gondtalanság, könnyedségHungarian
- keceriaanIndonesian
- kæruleysi; glaðværðIcelandic
- disinvolturaItalian
- 陽気さJapanese
- 경쾌함Korean
- prašmatnumas, gyvumasLithuanian
- mundrums; bezrūpībaLatvian
- keceriaanMalay
- kwiekheidDutch
- fandenivoldskhetNorwegian
- beztroskaPolish
- سرزندگیPersian
- خوشحالیPashto
- vivacidadePortuguese
- dezinvolturăRomanian
- бойкостьRussian
- veselosť; eleganciaSlovak
- živahnostSlovenian
- veselostSerbian
- hurtighet, käckhetSwedish
- ความร่าเริงThai
- şen şakraklıkTurkish
- 輕鬆愉快，花俏Chinese (Trad.)
- жвавістьUkrainian
- خوش باشیUrdu
- sự vui nhộnVietnamese
- 洋洋得意Chinese (Simp.)
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