Thesaurus / jauntiness
FEEDBACKsynonyms for jauntiness
synonyms for jauntiness
- animation
- buoyancy
- cheer
- comfort
- delight
- encouragement
- exuberance
- gaiety
- geniality
- gladness
- glee
- hilarity
- hopefulness
- jocundity
- joy
- joyousness
- liveliness
- merriment
- mirth
- optimism
- solace
- cheeriness
- good cheer
- light-heartedness
- antics
- friskiness
- frolicsomeness
- gaiety
- impishness
- lightheartedness
- liveliness
- merrymaking
- mirth
- spiritedness
- vivacity
- waggishness
- antics
- friskiness
- frolicsomeness
- gaiety
- impishness
- lightheartedness
- liveliness
- merrymaking
- mirth
- spiritedness
- sportiveness
- vivacity
antonyms for jauntiness
MOST RELEVANT
- depression
- discouragement
- distress
- gloom
- irritation
- melancholy
- misery
- sadness
- sorrow
- unhappiness
- woe
- cheerlessness
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How to use jauntiness in a sentence
Once or twice he rose, during the return journey and advanced with forced jauntiness as far as the door of the car ahead.
ONCE TO EVERY MANLARRY EVANSHe mounted the seat, on his first essay alone, with the jauntiness becoming a master of vehicular propulsion.
THE WRONG TWINHARRY LEON WILSONHeads were thrust forth and greetings followed, some shy and low-toned, some with feigned man-of-the-world jauntiness.
THE WRONG TWINHARRY LEON WILSONHis face brightened up, his crestfallen manner merged happily into jauntiness, his self‑respect was restored.
THE SILVER BUTTERFLYMRS. WILSON WOODROWHer jauntiness and cackling merriment were really wonderful.
OUR OLD HOME, VOL. 2NATHANIEL HAWTHORNEIn his eyes there is a perpetual glint of humour, and in the poise of his head a certain irrepressible jauntiness.
A STUDENT IN ARMSDONALD HANKEYWilliam Dean Howells, despite a certain jauntiness and even kittenishness of manner, was spiritually of that company.
A BOOK OF PREFACESH. L. MENCKENAnd Peter went on, a bit of pride and jauntiness in his step, his bony tail a little higher.
THE COUNTRY BEYONDJAMES OLIVER CURWOODThen with something of his old jauntiness he added: Wait and see what the night will bring; perhaps rescue.
PEGGY OWEN AT YORKTOWNLUCY FOSTER MADISONIf they will wait until Ive eaten they may do their worst, he replied with a touch of his old jauntiness.
PEGGY OWEN PATRIOTLUCY FOSTER MADISONWORDS RELATED TO JAUNTINESS
Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.