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Word: Jaunty
Speech Type: Adjective
Etymology:
mid 17th century (in the sense ‘well-bred, genteel’): from French gentil(see gentle, genteel)
Audio Pronunciation:
Phonetic Spelling:
ˈdʒɔːnti
Dialects: British English
Definition:
having or expressing a lively, cheerful, and self-confident manner
Short Definition:having or expressing lively, cheerful, and self-confident manner
Examples:- there was no mistaking that jaunty walk
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