jaunty

jaunty is a 6-letter English word with 3 senses as adjective in the JumbleFix dictionary. One common meaning is: Airy; showy; finical; hence, characterized by an affected or fantastical manner. Face value is 16 in Scrabble and 19 in Words With Friends. Use the entries below when you need a playable sense, a nearby word, or another arrangement of the same letters.

6 letters · Scrabble 16 · Words With Friends 19 · 3 senses

Definitions

1. superlative. Airy; showy; finical; hence, characterized by an affected or fantastical manner.
2. adjective. having a cheerful, lively, and self-confident air- Frances G. Patton- H.M.Reynolds

   "looking chipper, like a man...diverted by his own wit"

   "life that is gay, brisk, and debonair"

   Synonyms: chipper, debonair, debonaire

3. adjective. 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

Synonyms

chipper, debonair, debonaire, dapper, dashing, natty, raffish, rakish, snappy, spiffy, spruce

Common word forms

jauntier, jauntily, jauntiest

Words from these letters

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