jaunty meaning and definition

JAUNTY adjective

Definition of jaunty (adjective)

1. marked by up-to-dateness in dress and manners
   • "a dapper young man"; "a jaunty red hat"
   • synonyms: dapper, dashing, natty, raffish, rakish, snappy, spiffy, spruce
2. 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"
   • synonyms: chipper, debonair, debonaire