Jauntiness
What it means
A cheerful, lively, and casually confident quality.
Reach for it when naming buoyant style in movement, dress, music, or manner
The tune's jauntiness made even the tired walkers smile.
Words to choose between 6
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playful
Fits when brisk cheerful energy should sound informal
Careful Pep can sound juvenile and omits the stylish quality.
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everyday
Fits when visible animation is the broad quality
Careful Liveliness can be restless and lacks jauntiness's confident style.
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warm
cheerfulness
Fits when good spirits are the defining impression
Careful Cheerfulness can be quiet and carries no jaunty swagger.
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formal
buoyancy
Fits when emotional or rhythmic lightness keeps the effect afloat
Careful Buoyancy is gentler and says little about fashionable informality.
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formal
Fits when confident stylish flair commands attention
Careful Panache is more sophisticated and less innocent than jauntiness.
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literary
sprightliness
Fits when light energetic movement suits traditional prose
Careful Sprightliness is rare and can sound patronizing about age.
Opposites 3
- heaviness
- gloom
- timidity
Common phrases 3
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touch of jauntiness
The tilted brim added a touch of jauntiness to the costume.
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rhythmic jauntiness
Rhythmic jauntiness kept the march light on its feet.
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jauntiness of manner
Her jauntiness of manner relaxed the room without trivializing the news.
Word family 2
Usage notes
Keep in mind
Jauntiness can suggest affected confidence or inadequate seriousness.
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