jaunty
adjective
easy and sprightly in manner or bearing.
jauntiness
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a word derived from
jaunty.
Example Sentences
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Set to a triumphal score by Amelia Warner, there’s a hint of Bruckheimer’s “Pirates of the Caribbean”-style jauntiness to the powerful orchestration that adds to the sense of melodrama at play.
From Los Angeles Times ● May 31, 2024
Lacking that, the season’s appealing jauntiness takes on a grim weight even as it asks us to ponder what we owe to each other.
From Salon ● Nov. 21, 2023
With an offstage orchestra finding the lyricism and jauntiness in the Caribbean-flavored score, overseen by musical directors Elisa Rosman and Refiye Tappan, this is a worthwhile and joyful rendition of a classic.
From Washington Post ● Oct. 24, 2022
This last remark is delivered with a familiar jauntiness, but it is not accompanied by the smile or laughter that used to come so naturally.
From Golf Digest ● Apr. 13, 2020
By their lightness of foot and jauntiness of exit, Bull Meecham knew that part of the morale problem in 367 was over.
From "The Great Santini" by Pat Conroy
