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1. Marked by up-to-dateness in dress and manners
   "a jaunty red hat";
   - dapper, dashing, natty, raffish, rakish, spiffy, snappy, spruce, pert
    
2. Having a cheerful, lively, and self-confident air
   "walked with a jaunty step"; "a jaunty optimist";
   - chipper, debonair, debonaire

Derived forms: jauntiest, jauntier

See also: cheerful, fashionable, happening, stylish

Encyclopedia: Jaunty