jauntyadj.

Brit.

/ˈdʒɔːnti/, U.S.

/ˈdʒɔnti/,

/ˈdʒɑnti/

Forms: α. 1600s jentee, juntee, shauntee, 1600s–1700s jante(e, jauntee, 1700s jantée, 1700s–1800s janté. β. (1600s ganty), 1600s–1800s janty, 1700s jantie, 1700s– jaunty.

Etymology: First found in 17th cent., in forms jantee (in 8 also jantée , janté ) and janty , anglicized phonetic representations of French gentil (pronounced /ʒɑ̃ti/), noble, gentle, genteel; at first apparently with final stress /dʒanˈtiː/, but soon treated like an English adjective in -y , and with the French a lengthened as in chant , aunt , haunt . Compare gentee adj., genty adj.

†1.

a. Of persons, their manners, etc.: Well-bred; gentlemanly; genteel. Obsolete.

ΘΠ

the world > action or operation > behaviour > good behaviour > [adjective] > well-mannered > well-bred

gentlec1325

kindc1330

inqueredc1440

well-born?c1450

well-bred1585

well nutrimenteda1592

well-reared1597

high-bred1604

jaunty1664

α.

1674 J. Wright Mock-Thyestes in tr. Seneca Thyestes 109 'Twould be most redicule, and he That does it, not at all jentee.

1675 J. Crowne Countrey Wit i. 11 See how finely bred he is, how Juntee and Complaisant.

a1676 Duke of Newcastle Humorous Lovers (1677) ii. iii. 20 He is very jantee indeed, and of a humour now in fashion.

1714 S. Centlivre Wonder ii. 15 Now in my Mind—I take Snuff with a very Jantee Air.

a1750 T. Gordon Another Cordial (1751) II. 138 They look upon a Jantee air and Mien to be excellent Virtues.

1752 H. Fielding Amelia II. v. viii. 158 Mrs. Ellison..said, ‘So, Captain, my jantee [mod. ed. jaunty] Serjeant was very early here’.

β. 1664 T. Killigrew Parsons Wedding i. iii, in Comedies & Trag. 83 'Tis true, 'tis a good ganty way of begging.1668 J. Dryden Secret-love v. i. 50 Save you Monsieur Florimel; Faith me thinks you are a very janty fellow.1709 D. Manley Secret Mem. 229 [She] had something jantie in her Mein and Conversation.1712 R. Steele Spectator No. 503. ⁋2 Whether it is reasonable that..such a Creature as this shall come from a janty Part of the Town, and give herself such violent Airs.c1830 Mrs. Sherwood in Houlston Tracts III. No. 81. 3 She had..what my mother called a very jaunty genteel air.

†b. Of things: Elegant, stylish, ‘smart’. ? Obsolete.

ΘΠ

the mind > attention and judgement > fashionableness > [adjective] > smart

gallantc1420

galliard1513

fine1526

trickly1580

pink1598

genteel1601

sparkful1605

sparkish1657

jaunty1662

spankinga1666

shanty1685

trig1725

smartish1738

distinguished1748

nobby1788

dashing1801

vaudy1805

swell1810

distingué1813

dashy1822

nutty1823

chic1832

slicked1836

flash1838

rakish1840

spiffy1853

smart1860

sassy1861

classy1870

spiffing1872

toffish1873

tony1877

swish1879

hep1899

toffy1901

hip1904

toppy1905

in1906

floozy1911

swank1913

jazz1917

ritzy1919

smooth1920

snappy1925

snazzy1931

groovy1937

what ho1937

gussy1940

criss1954

high camp1954

sprauncy1957

James Bondish1966

James Bond1967

schmick1972

designer1978

atas1993

as fine as fivepence-

α.

1678 T. Shadwell Hist. Timon Epil. 87 This Jantee slightness to the French we owe.

1687 E. Settle Refl. Dryden's Plays 10 A Discourse so jauntee that 'tis the first you have met with yet, that has been all clear wit, and no Billinsgate.

1708 P. A. Motteux Wks. F. Rabelais iv. xlviii With a jantee pair of Canvass Trowzers.

a1770 C. Smart Fables xvi A bag-wig of a jauntee air, Trick'd up with all a barber's care.

1771 Hist. Sir W. Harrington (1797) II. 226 A true jauntee manner of dressing is, to be sure, a vast advantage.

β. 1662 T. Hobbes Mr Hobbes Considered 54 A new Gin, or other janty device.1713 J. Gay in Guardian 1 Sept. 1/1 We owe most of our janty Fashions, now in Vogue, to some adept Beau among them.1760 Warton Oxford Newsman's Verses 9 What tho' they dress so fine and ja'nty?1864 A. Leighton Myst. Legends Edinb. (1886) 153 Then every one knew how janty the bachelor had to make himself.

a. Easy and sprightly in manner; having or affecting well-bred or easy sprightliness; affecting airy self-satisfaction or unconcern.

ΘΠ

the mind > emotion > pleasure > cheerfulness > [adjective] > light-hearted

lightOE

recklessc1400

lightsomea1425

light-hearted1440

free-hearted1549

unsolicitous1668

jaunty1672

carefree1795

light-heart1802

sans-souciant1826

buoyant-minded1833

cheero1915

viscerotonic1937

funsy1958

1672 T. Shadwell Miser iii. iii Just that free and janty meen, that very easie and unconstrained motion which she describ'd.

1702 G. Farquhar Inconstant i. ii. 9 Turn you about upon your heel with a jaunty [1786 janté] air.

1712 R. Steele Spectator No. 454. ⁋4 This sort of Woman is usually a janty Slattern.

1841 C. Dickens Barnaby Rudge lviii. 274 He wore a jaunty cap and jacket.

1862 G. A. Sala Seven Sons Mammon II. i. 25 He saw..the jaunty little man coming across the high street.

b. Lively, brisk.

ΘΠ

the world > action or operation > manner of action > vigour or energy > [adjective] > brisk or active

sprindeOE

whata1000

braga1350

prestc1390

yarea1400

stirringc1400

startingc1440

actious1441

actuala1470

activea1522

queemc1540

skeetc1540

lively1567

alive-like1582

pragmatical1590

spruce1590

agilious1599

brisk1599

sprightly?c1599

brisky1600

alives-like1601

alacrious1602

smart1602

eyebright1603

whisking1611

deedy1615

vibrant1616

sprunt1631

perking1653

alert1654

exilient1654

alacrative1657

eveillé1676

budge1691

jaunty1705

spry1746

sprack1747

alive1748

high-geared1795

rash1805

spicy1828

live1830

deedful1834

yary1855

sprucy1858

alacritous1859

sprackish1882

brash1884

up-and-coming1889

up and doing1901

loose1907

bright-eyed and bushy-tailed1936

buzzy1978

1705 in H. Playford Wit & Mirth (new ed.) 238 Brisk and of a Jantee Meen.

1755 J. Hervey Theron & Aspasio I. i. 13 However jauntee and alert the various Methods of modish Trifling may seem.

1819 Sporting Mag. 4 155 A quick and janté motion of the finger and thumb.

1867 D. Livingstone 2 Nov. in Last Jrnls. (1874) I. ix. 229 The ladies had a jaunty walk.

1875 B. Jowett in tr. Plato Dialogues (ed. 2) III. 106 The old imitate the jaunty manners of the young.

This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1900; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	jaunty
释义	jauntyn. Brit. /ˈdʒɔːnti/, U.S. /ˈdʒɔnti/, /ˈdʒɑnti/ Forms: Also jaundy, jonty. Etymology: Said to be a sailor's corruption of gendarme n. Nautical slang. The master-at-arms on board ship. ΘΚΠ society > armed hostility > hostilities at sea > seafaring warrior or naval man > leader or commander > officer with specific duty > [noun] > officers with police duties ship's corporal1626 master-at-arms1732 marshal1769 jaunty1902 crusher1908 1902 R. Kipling Traffics & Discov. (1904) 197 The other jaunty is now pursuin' us on his lily feet. 1903 ‘L. Yexley’ Grog Time Yarns 3 The Chief of the Police—the Master-at-Arms—is always referred to as the ‘Jonty’. 1909 J. R. Ware Passing Eng. Victorian Era 159/2 Jaundy, master-at-arms. 1927 Blackwood's Mag. Oct. 457/1 Mounting the rope ladder in that awful sea..proved a bit of a task to the unaccustomed Jonties. 1928 Weekly Disp. 27 May 14 The sailor spun a yarn that would make the hardest~hearted jonty (master-at-arms) weep. This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1933; most recently modified version published online March 2022). jauntyadj. Brit. /ˈdʒɔːnti/, U.S. /ˈdʒɔnti/, /ˈdʒɑnti/ Forms: α. 1600s jentee, juntee, shauntee, 1600s–1700s jante(e, jauntee, 1700s jantée, 1700s–1800s janté. β. (1600s ganty), 1600s–1800s janty, 1700s jantie, 1700s– jaunty. Etymology: First found in 17th cent., in forms jantee (in 8 also jantée , janté ) and janty , anglicized phonetic representations of French gentil (pronounced /ʒɑ̃ti/), noble, gentle, genteel; at first apparently with final stress /dʒanˈtiː/, but soon treated like an English adjective in -y , and with the French a lengthened as in chant , aunt , haunt . Compare gentee adj., genty adj. †1. a. Of persons, their manners, etc.: Well-bred; gentlemanly; genteel. Obsolete. ΘΠ the world > action or operation > behaviour > good behaviour > [adjective] > well-mannered > well-bred gentlec1325 kindc1330 inqueredc1440 well-born?c1450 well-bred1585 well nutrimenteda1592 well-reared1597 high-bred1604 jaunty1664 α. 1674 J. Wright Mock-Thyestes in tr. Seneca Thyestes 109 'Twould be most redicule, and he That does it, not at all jentee. 1675 J. Crowne Countrey Wit i. 11 See how finely bred he is, how Juntee and Complaisant. a1676 Duke of Newcastle Humorous Lovers (1677) ii. iii. 20 He is very jantee indeed, and of a humour now in fashion. 1714 S. Centlivre Wonder ii. 15 Now in my Mind—I take Snuff with a very Jantee Air. a1750 T. Gordon Another Cordial (1751) II. 138 They look upon a Jantee air and Mien to be excellent Virtues. 1752 H. Fielding Amelia II. v. viii. 158 Mrs. Ellison..said, ‘So, Captain, my jantee [mod. ed. jaunty] Serjeant was very early here’. β. 1664 T. Killigrew Parsons Wedding i. iii, in Comedies & Trag. 83 'Tis true, 'tis a good ganty way of begging.1668 J. Dryden Secret-love v. i. 50 Save you Monsieur Florimel; Faith me thinks you are a very janty fellow.1709 D. Manley Secret Mem. 229 [She] had something jantie in her Mein and Conversation.1712 R. Steele Spectator No. 503. ⁋2 Whether it is reasonable that..such a Creature as this shall come from a janty Part of the Town, and give herself such violent Airs.c1830 Mrs. Sherwood in Houlston Tracts III. No. 81. 3 She had..what my mother called a very jaunty genteel air. †b. Of things: Elegant, stylish, ‘smart’. ? Obsolete. ΘΠ the mind > attention and judgement > fashionableness > [adjective] > smart gallantc1420 galliard1513 fine1526 trickly1580 pink1598 genteel1601 sparkful1605 sparkish1657 jaunty1662 spankinga1666 shanty1685 trig1725 smartish1738 distinguished1748 nobby1788 dashing1801 vaudy1805 swell1810 distingué1813 dashy1822 nutty1823 chic1832 slicked1836 flash1838 rakish1840 spiffy1853 smart1860 sassy1861 classy1870 spiffing1872 toffish1873 tony1877 swish1879 hep1899 toffy1901 hip1904 toppy1905 in1906 floozy1911 swank1913 jazz1917 ritzy1919 smooth1920 snappy1925 snazzy1931 groovy1937 what ho1937 gussy1940 criss1954 high camp1954 sprauncy1957 James Bondish1966 James Bond1967 schmick1972 designer1978 atas1993 as fine as fivepence- α. 1678 T. Shadwell Hist. Timon Epil. 87 This Jantee slightness to the French we owe. 1687 E. Settle Refl. Dryden's Plays 10 A Discourse so jauntee that 'tis the first you have met with yet, that has been all clear wit, and no Billinsgate. 1708 P. A. Motteux Wks. F. Rabelais iv. xlviii With a jantee pair of Canvass Trowzers. a1770 C. Smart Fables xvi A bag-wig of a jauntee air, Trick'd up with all a barber's care. 1771 Hist. Sir W. Harrington (1797) II. 226 A true jauntee manner of dressing is, to be sure, a vast advantage. β. 1662 T. Hobbes Mr Hobbes Considered 54 A new Gin, or other janty device.1713 J. Gay in Guardian 1 Sept. 1/1 We owe most of our janty Fashions, now in Vogue, to some adept Beau among them.1760 Warton Oxford Newsman's Verses 9 What tho' they dress so fine and ja'nty?1864 A. Leighton Myst. Legends Edinb. (1886) 153 Then every one knew how janty the bachelor had to make himself. 2. a. Easy and sprightly in manner; having or affecting well-bred or easy sprightliness; affecting airy self-satisfaction or unconcern. ΘΠ the mind > emotion > pleasure > cheerfulness > [adjective] > light-hearted lightOE recklessc1400 lightsomea1425 light-hearted1440 free-hearted1549 unsolicitous1668 jaunty1672 carefree1795 light-heart1802 sans-souciant1826 buoyant-minded1833 cheero1915 viscerotonic1937 funsy1958 1672 T. Shadwell Miser iii. iii Just that free and janty meen, that very easie and unconstrained motion which she describ'd. 1702 G. Farquhar Inconstant i. ii. 9 Turn you about upon your heel with a jaunty [1786 janté] air. 1712 R. Steele Spectator No. 454. ⁋4 This sort of Woman is usually a janty Slattern. 1841 C. Dickens Barnaby Rudge lviii. 274 He wore a jaunty cap and jacket. 1862 G. A. Sala Seven Sons Mammon II. i. 25 He saw..the jaunty little man coming across the high street. b. Lively, brisk. ΘΠ the world > action or operation > manner of action > vigour or energy > [adjective] > brisk or active sprindeOE whata1000 braga1350 prestc1390 yarea1400 stirringc1400 startingc1440 actious1441 actuala1470 activea1522 queemc1540 skeetc1540 lively1567 alive-like1582 pragmatical1590 spruce1590 agilious1599 brisk1599 sprightly?c1599 brisky1600 alives-like1601 alacrious1602 smart1602 eyebright1603 whisking1611 deedy1615 vibrant1616 sprunt1631 perking1653 alert1654 exilient1654 alacrative1657 eveillé1676 budge1691 jaunty1705 spry1746 sprack1747 alive1748 high-geared1795 rash1805 spicy1828 live1830 deedful1834 yary1855 sprucy1858 alacritous1859 sprackish1882 brash1884 up-and-coming1889 up and doing1901 loose1907 bright-eyed and bushy-tailed1936 buzzy1978 1705 in H. Playford Wit & Mirth (new ed.) 238 Brisk and of a Jantee Meen. 1755 J. Hervey Theron & Aspasio I. i. 13 However jauntee and alert the various Methods of modish Trifling may seem. 1819 Sporting Mag. 4 155 A quick and janté motion of the finger and thumb. 1867 D. Livingstone 2 Nov. in Last Jrnls. (1874) I. ix. 229 The ladies had a jaunty walk. 1875 B. Jowett in tr. Plato Dialogues (ed. 2) III. 106 The old imitate the jaunty manners of the young. This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1900; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.1902adj.1662
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jauntyn.

jauntyadj.