jaunty
adjectiveHow many syllables in jaunty?
There are 2 syllables in the word jaunty.How to pronounce jaunty:
Definition of jaunty:
- jaunty (adjective):
- cheerful and energetic
- sprightly in manner or appearance lively
- marked by up-to-dateness in dress and manners.
Synonyms for jaunty:
active
airy
animate
animated
awake
bouncing
breezy
brisk
buoyant
carefree
cheerful
dapper
dashing
energetic
enthusiastic
fashionable
frisky
gay
high-spirited
jazzy
kinetic
lively
mettlesome
natty
peppy
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Antonyms for jaunty:
abiotic
absent
abstracted
aimless
anaemic
anemic
apathetic
august
azoic
blah
bland
bloodless
bored
boring
careless
casual
ceremonious
characterless
clean
cloudy
cold
colorless
colourless
comatose
commonplace
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