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Synonyms for jauntiness
| Grammar : Noun |
| Spell : jawn-tee, jahn- |
| Phonetic Transcription : ˈdʒɔn ti, ˈdʒɑn- |
Top 10 synonyms for jauntiness Other synonyms for the word jauntiness
- cheeriness
- euphoria
- exuberance
- friskiness
- frolicsomeness
- gaiety
- geniality
- gladness
- glee
- good cheer
- hilarity
- hopefulness
- impishness
- jauntiness
- jeu d'esprit
- jocundity
- joy
- joyousness
- light-heartedness
- lightheartedness
- liveliness
- merriment
- merry-making
- merrymaking
- mirth
- nonchalance
- optimism
- solace
- spiritedness
- sportiveness
- sprightliness
- vivacity
- waggishness
Définition of jauntiness
Origin :- 1660s, "elegant, stylish," from French gentil "nice, pleasing," in Old French "noble" (see gentle). Form reflects attempt to render the French pronunciation of gentil. Meaning "easy and sprightly in manner" first attested 1670s. Related: Jauntily; jauntiness.
- As in cheerfulness : noun happiness
- As in lightheartedness : noun high spirits
- As in cheer : noun happiness
- As in sportiveness : noun playfulness
- As in waggishness : noun playfulness
- She tried to be jaunty, but the jauntiness did not ring quite true.
- Extract from : « The Galaxy Primes » by Edward Elmer Smith
- He stopped whistling and strove to control the jauntiness of his gait.
- Extract from : « Blessed Are the Meek » by G.C. Edmondson
- His accent took a little from the jauntiness of Katharine's bearing.
- Extract from : « The Brentons » by Anna Chapin Ray
- He had lost the jauntiness of his air, but he was still dignified.
- Extract from : « Love in a Cloud » by Arlo Bates
- For the moment all the jauntiness and exuberance had been drained out of him.
- Extract from : « Mike » by P. G. Wodehouse
- “Naughty, naughty,” said Ellis, but his tone had lost some of its jauntiness.
- Extract from : « Bert Wilson's Fadeaway Ball » by J. W. Duffield
- With a feeble attempt at jauntiness, he staggered out of the cabin.
- Extract from : « The Star Lord » by Boyd Ellanby
- She spoke with an effort at jauntiness after Merton had greeted her.
- Extract from : « Merton of the Movies » by Harry Leon Wilson
- She began to attempt, off Lundy, the spring and jauntiness of a trawler.
- Extract from : « The Sea and the Jungle » by H. M. Tomlinson
- Her jauntiness and cackling merriment were really wonderful.
- Extract from : « Our Old Home, Vol. 2 » by Nathaniel Hawthorne
Antonyms for jauntiness
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