[f. as prec. + -NESS.] The quality of being jaunty; self-satisfied sprightliness; airiness; perkiness.
1712. Addison, Spect., No. 530, ¶ 4. I felt a certain Stiffness in my Limbs, which entirely destroyed that Jauntyness of Air I was once Master of.
1838. Dickens, Nich. Nick., xix. That indescribable air of jauntiness and individuality which empty garments … will take.
1884. Chr. Commw., 23 Oct., 21/5. The paper was marred by a jauntiness which did not become the subject.
