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Vinony

jauntiness

noun

  1. the state of being jaunty
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noun

Etymology: Etymology tree English jaunty Proto-Germanic *-inōną Proto-Indo-European *-dyé- Proto-Germanic *-atjaną Proto-Indo-European *-tus Proto-Germanic *-þuz Proto-Germanic *-assuz Proto-Germanic *-inassuz Proto-West Germanic *-nassī Old English -nes Middle English -nesse English -ness English jauntiness From jaunty + -ness.

  1. The quality of being jaunty.

    “That jauntiness of air I was once master of”

    “"Ah, Miss Tilehurst," he exclaimed, with a jauntiness appropriate to the character of the report he brought, "I think now that I can set your mind at rest completely."”