different between jaunty vs jauntiness

English

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

jaunty (comparative jauntier, superlative jauntiest)

Airy; showy; finical.
(by extension) Characterized by an affected or fantastical manner.
Dapper or stylish.
He wore a jaunty outfit that was all the rage.
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.

jaunty (plural jaunties)

jaunty +? -ness

jauntiness (countable and uncountable, plural jauntinesses)

The quality of being jaunty.
"That jauntiness of air I was once master of." - Joseph Addison

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