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Adjective: jaunty (jauntier,jauntiest)  jon-tee
  1. Marked by up-to-dateness in dress and manners
    "a jaunty red hat"
    - dapper, dashing, natty, raffish, rakish, spiffy, snappy, spruce
     
  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, jauntily, jauntiness, stylish