- jaunty
[jaunty 词源字典]
- jaunty: see gentle
[jaunty etymology, jaunty origin, 英语词源] - jaunty (adj.)
- 1660s, "elegant, stylish," from French gentil "nice, pleasing," in Old French "noble" (see gentle). Form reflects attempt to render the French pronunciation of gentil. Meaning "easy and sprightly in manner" first attested 1670s. Related: Jauntily; jauntiness.