What is the meaning of jaunty?

Marked by up-to-dateness in dress and manners.
- usage: "a dapper young man"; "a jaunty red hat"
- synonyms: dapper, dashing, natty, raffish, rakish, spiffy, snappy, spruce
Having a cheerful, lively, and self-confident air.
- usage: "looking chipper, like a man... Diverted by his own wit- Frances G. Patton; "life that is gay, brisk, and debonair- H. M. Reynolds; "walked with a jaunty step"; "a jaunty optimist"
- synonyms: chipper, debonair, debonaire

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