Meanings
nounjauntiness (countable and uncountable, plural jauntinesses)
plural jauntinesses
- countableuncountableThe quality of being jaunty.
That jauntiness of air I was once master of
1 more example
"Ah, Miss Tilehurst," he exclaimed, with a jauntiness appropriate to the character of the report he brought, "I think now that I can set your mind at rest completely."
1934, Ernest Bramah [pseudonym; Ernest Brammah Smith], The Bravo of London
Synonyms & antonyms
nounstylishness as evidenced by a smart appearance
Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.
Origin
Translations
German Unbeschwertheit, Sorglosigkeit
- Unbeschwertheitquality of being jaunty
- Sorglosigkeitquality of being jaunty
- Sprezzaturaquality of being jaunty
- Unbekümmertheitquality of being jaunty
- Munterkeitquality of being jaunty
- Fröhlichkeitquality of being jaunty
- Heiterkeitquality of being jaunty
- Eleganzquality of being jaunty
Polish pretensjonalność, wymuszoność
- pretensjonalnośćquality of being jaunty
- wymuszonośćquality of being jaunty
- strojnośćquality of being jaunty
- szykownośćquality of being jaunty
- eleganckośćquality of being jaunty
- wytwornośćquality of being jaunty
- szarmanckośćquality of being jaunty
- zadziornośćquality of being jaunty
- buńczucznośćquality of being jaunty
Russian изя́щество, грацио́зность
- изя́щество (izjáščestvo)quality of being jaunty
- грацио́зность (gracióznostʹ)quality of being jaunty
- элега́нтность (elegántnostʹ)quality of being jaunty
Spanish animación, vivacidad
- animaciónquality of being jaunty
- vivacidadquality of being jaunty
Cite this entry
APA
jauntiness. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/jauntiness
MLA
“jauntiness.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/jauntiness. Accessed November 3, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “jauntiness,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/jauntiness.
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