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Synonyms for jaunty

23 synonyms
1 antonym
4 meanings

adjective

Most common

dashing snappy dapper natty

Synonyms by meaning

Adjective

1. Natty

natty, dapper, snappy, dashing, spiffy informal, stylish, showy, spruce, fashionable, flashy, flaunting, gay, raffish, snazzy slang

2. Cheerful

cheerful, debonair, chipper

3. Rakish — dapper or stylish

4. Airy — airy; showy; finical

airy, springy, sprightly, lively

Antonyms

rinky-dink

All antonyms of jaunty →

Definitions

adj. 1
Airy; showy; finical.
adj. 2
Dapper or stylish.
He wore a jaunty outfit that was all the rage.
adj. 3
Characterized by an affected or fantastical manner.
adj. 4
Ostentatiously self-confident.
He walked down the street with a jaunty swaggering step, as if daring others less perfectly satisfied to intrude upon his good mood.

Related words

Word family: jauntily jauntiness
Other spellings: jonty

Example sentences

dashing My pet dog comes dashing towards me as soon as I open the door.
snappy She is very snappy, so don't get too close to her.
dapper He was a dapper man with a mustache that curled neatly at each tip.

Popularity over time

Word	1850 → 2019	Trend
jaunty		rising
dashing		rising
snappy		rising
dapper		rising
natty		rising

Use in printed books, per decade from 1850 to 2019.

By length

3 letters: gay¹
4 letters: airy², pert¹
5 letters: natty², showy²
6 letters: lively², spruce¹, flashy², snappy², dapper², snazzy², spiffy², rakish²
7 letters: stylish², dashing², chipper², springy, raffish²
8 letters: cheerful², debonair³
9 letters: flaunting², sprightly²
11 letters: fashionable⁴

The small number after each word is its number of syllables (airy² = 2 syllables).