different between jaunty vs dashing

English

Etymology

Formerly spelt janty, from French gentil. See gentle, and compare genty.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /?d???n.ti/
• (some accents) IPA^(key): /?d???n.ti/

Adjective

jaunty (comparative jauntier, superlative jauntiest)

1. Airy; showy; finical.
2. (by extension) Characterized by an affected or fantastical manner.
3. Dapper or stylish.

   He wore a jaunty outfit that was all the rage.

4. Ostentatiously self-confident.

   He walked down the street with a jaunty swaggering step, as if daring others less perfectly satisfied to intrude upon his good mood.

Translations

Noun

jaunty (plural jaunties)

1. (nautical) A master-at-arms onboard a Royal Navy ship

References

• Jaunting-Car in the Encyclopædia Britannica (11th edition, 1911)

English

Pronunciation

• (UK) IPA^(key): /?dæ???(?)/
• Rhymes: -æ???

Etymology 1

From Middle English daschande, equivalent to dash +? -ing.

Adjective

dashing (comparative more dashing, superlative most dashing)

1. Spirited, audacious and full of high spirits.
2. Chic, fashionable.

   All heads turned as the dashing young man entered the room.

Derived terms

• dashingly

Translations

Verb

dashing

1. present participle of dash

Etymology 2

From Middle English dasshyng, dasshynge, equivalent to dash +? -ing.

Noun

dashing (countable and uncountable, plural dashings)

1. The action of the verb to dash.

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