jaunty
/ˈd͡ʒɔːn.ti/
Word Rarity
Rare
Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.50 in modern English
16
Scrabble Score
6
Letters
2
Syllables
6
Unique Chars
Meaning
adj
Characterized by an affected or fantastical manner.
noun
name
A traditional nickname for a Royal Navy master-at-arms
Example Sentences
- "He wore a jaunty outfit that was all the rage."
- "It was probably this circumstance which gave him an interest beyond any that his companion could boast of, and attracted Barnaby’s attention. There was something soldierly in his bearing, and he wore a jaunty cap and jacket."
- "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"
- "‘When libertymen come back there’s the quartermaster, the crusher, the officer of the day, sometimes the Jaunty hisself and usually Big Bill.’"