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Gleeful vs Jaunty - What's the difference?

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Gleeful is a related term of jaunty.


As an adjective gleeful

is exuberantly or triumphantly joyful.

As a proper noun jaunty is

(a traditional nickname for a navy master-at-arms).

gleeful

English

Alternative forms

* gleefull (archaic)

Adjective

(en adjective)
  • Exuberantly or triumphantly joyful.

    • Synonyms

    * elated * exhilarated * high-spirited * overjoyed

    Related terms

    * glee * gleefully

    jaunty

    English

    Adjective

    (er)
  • Airy; showy; finical; hence, characterized by an affected or fantastical manner.
    • The courtier was a jaunty fellow, attuned to the esoteric court gossip and attentive to the least beneficial wind of favor blowing from the throne.
  • 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.

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