Antonyms for jaunty

Grammar : Adj

Spell : jawn-tee, jahn-

Phonetic Transcription : ˈdʒɔn ti, ˈdʒɑn-

Definition of jaunty

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.

adj lively

Example sentences :

There was something soldierly in his bearing, and he wore a jaunty cap and jacket.
Extract from : « Barnaby Rudge » by Charles Dickens

But once he came up out of the cabin with a jaunty feather in his hat.
Extract from : « Tales of Fishes » by Zane Grey

He was cool and jaunty, his hands in his pockets, a rose in his buttonhole.
Extract from : « The Long Roll » by Mary Johnston

She tried to be jaunty, but the jauntiness did not ring quite true.
Extract from : « The Galaxy Primes » by Edward Elmer Smith

To conceal my nervousness I tried to affect an air of jaunty composure.
Extract from : « The Cryptogram » by William Murray Graydon

He would have to dissemble, and he rejoined his party with what he intended for a jaunty air.
Extract from : « The Tinted Venus » by F. Anstey

But he moved very quickly, and there was an air of jaunty liveliness about him.
Extract from : « My Antonia » by Willa Cather

What a jaunty, ugly, devil-may-care set of fellows they were!
Extract from : « Ben Comee » by M. J. (Michael Joseph) Canavan

There are Orientals of all types, with jaunty Englishmen, and gay parties of Americans.
Extract from : « Foot-prints of Travel » by Maturin M. Ballou

He could not resist the temptation, also, of purchasing a small, jaunty cane.
Extract from : « Tom, The Bootblack » by Horatio Alger

Synonyms for jaunty

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