Definitions
having a cheerful, lively, and self-confident air
Word origin
Formerly spelt janty, from French gentil. See gentle, and compare genty. Doublet of genteel, gentile, and gentle.
Used in a sentence
“He wore a jaunty outfit that was all the rage.”
“He walked down the street with a jaunty swaggering step, as if daring others less perfectly satisfied to intrude upon his good mood.”
“When he started at sight of a clean-shaved tramp, who walked with a jaunty swing”
Source: Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0
Used as a crossword answer1 curated clues
01“Cheerfully stylish”6 letters
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