as in lively
having much high-spirited energy and movement
oozing charm, the jaunty dance instructor literally swept the women off their feet
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Recent Examples of jaunty
This is a son’s jaunty fantasy of the afterlife.
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Sloane Crosley, New Yorker, 25 Aug. 2025
An uncharacteristically jaunty montage follows Alex and her charming friends from Wisconsin to South Dakota.
—Matt Cabral, EW.com, 30 Mar. 2025
Koerner’s score only has four songs, but the accordionist provides jaunty incidental music throughout, accompanied by the ensemble on a variety of percussion instruments.
—Emily McClanathan, Chicago Tribune, 19 Mar. 2025
In it, the pair appear jaunty and arrogant.
—Zach Helfand, The New Yorker, 10 Mar. 2025
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Sloane Crosley, New Yorker, 25 Aug. 2025
An uncharacteristically jaunty montage follows Alex and her charming friends from Wisconsin to South Dakota.
—Matt Cabral, EW.com, 30 Mar. 2025
Koerner’s score only has four songs, but the accordionist provides jaunty incidental music throughout, accompanied by the ensemble on a variety of percussion instruments.
—Emily McClanathan, Chicago Tribune, 19 Mar. 2025
In it, the pair appear jaunty and arrogant.
—Zach Helfand, The New Yorker, 10 Mar. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for jaunty
Adjective
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Throughout an offseason devoted to expansive training, that spirit was on full display — including during the lively knockout games at Prentiss’ gym.—
Vincent Z. Mercogliano,
New York Times,
1 Oct. 2025
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Discussions about the fast-changing international TV distribution market are ten-a-penny at industry conferences, but the group made a lively and worthwhile contribution to the pantheon.—
Jesse Whittock,
Deadline,
1 Oct. 2025
Adjective
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Riegel agrees, noting that the show doesn’t just settle into the tone of a typical animated series, in Critical Role’s style or otherwise.—
Christopher Cruz,
Rolling Stone,
1 Oct. 2025
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Those episodes were made with the company's proprietary AI engine, fine-tuned for animated storytelling.—
Kurt Knutsson,
FOXNews.com,
12 Sep. 2025
Adjective
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Alvarado has become Colombia's most energetic proponent of the technique.—
John Otis,
NPR,
5 Oct. 2025
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Patterson is energetic and fun here.—
Andy Hoglund,
Entertainment Weekly,
5 Oct. 2025
Adjective
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Vasilas attributes the brisk business to not having a lot of competition for the kind of service Ted’s Clothiers offers.—
Judith Kohler,
Denver Post,
24 Sep. 2025
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Leisurely walking, especially for short distances, may not be enough to get the full potential benefit compared with walking longer distances at a brisker pace.—
Kristen Rogers,
CNN Money,
20 Sep. 2025
Adjective
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Royster recalled her animate Catholic teachings and love of Pope Francis’s vision for the church and the prophetic role to hold the government accountable.—
Olivia Cyrus,
Sacbee.com,
7 Aug. 2025
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If the story is slight, the development of the characters through the songs’ lyrics and the performances of them animate and elevate the proceedings.—
Christopher Smith,
Oc Register,
4 Aug. 2025
Adjective
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The clock change allows the hour of daylight to stay coordinated with the time most people are active outside.—
Jenna Prestininzi,
Freep.com,
6 Oct. 2025
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Bohm, who wasn’t active for that matchup, drew a leadoff walk to start the second inning by waiting on a full-count fastball.—
Charlotte Varnes,
New York Times,
5 Oct. 2025
Adjective
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The track, which also prominently features Anuel AA and Ñengo Flow, is filled with racy and at times ludicrous double entendres which create an intoxicating romp, driven in turn by a bouncing and infectious rhythm.—
Andrew R. Chow,
Time,
22 Nov. 2022
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But all of that is inflected through another sensibility, one that was emerging, or reëmerging, in the mid-nineties: an almost folky softness; bouncing, hummable melodies; raw beauty for its own sake.—
Craig Morgan Teicher,
The New Yorker,
30 Mar. 2022
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“Jaunty.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/jaunty. Accessed 8 Oct. 2025.
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