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Satiety vs Jaunty - What's the difference?

satiety | jaunty |

As a noun satiety

is the state of being perfectly satiated.

As a proper noun jaunty is

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

satiety

English

Alternative forms

* saciety

Noun

(-)
  • The state of being perfectly satiated.
    • That loaf of bread, that jug of wine, and thou have left me in a state of utter satiety .

    Synonyms

    * satiation

    Antonyms

    * hunger, appetite

    Related terms

    * satiate * satiated

    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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