jauntiness en · NOUN
Etymology
Etymology tree English jaunty Proto-Germanic *-inōną Proto-Indo-European *-dyé- Proto-Germanic *-atjaną Proto-Indo-European *-tus Proto-Germanic *-þuz Proto-Germanic *-assuz Proto-Germanic *-inassuz Proto-West Germanic *-nassī Old English -nes Middle English -nesse English -ness English jauntiness From jaunty + -ness.
Meanings
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(countable, uncountable) The quality of being jaunty.
That jauntiness of air I was once master of
"Ah, Miss Tilehurst," he exclaimed, with a jauntiness appropriate to the character of the report he brought, "I think now that I can set your mind at rest completely."
1934, Ernest Bramah, The Bravo of London:
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| jauntinesses | Number=Plur | lexicographic |
Translations (22)
pl szykowność (quality of being jaunty) · de Eleganz (quality of being jaunty) · pl eleganckość (quality of being jaunty) · pl pretensjonalność (quality of being jaunty) · pl buńczuczność (quality of being jaunty) · pl strojność (quality of being jaunty) · ru изя́щество (quality of being jaunty) · pl szarmanckość (quality of being jaunty) · ru элега́нтность (quality of being jaunty) · de Munterkeit (quality of being jaunty) · ru грацио́зность (quality of being jaunty) · de Sorglosigkeit (quality of being jaunty) · de Fröhlichkeit (quality of being jaunty) · es vivacidad (quality of being jaunty) · pl wymuszoność (quality of being jaunty) · es animación (quality of being jaunty) · pl wytworność (quality of being jaunty) · de Heiterkeit (quality of being jaunty) · pl zadziorność (quality of being jaunty) · de Unbeschwertheit (quality of being jaunty) · de Sprezzatura (quality of being jaunty) · de Unbekümmertheit (quality of being jaunty)