| Main Entry: | jaunty |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | lively |
Synonyms: |
airy, animated, bold, brash, breezy, buoyant, carefree, careless, cocky, dapper, dashing, debonair, devil-may-care, devilish, easy, exhilarated, flip*, flippant, forward, free, fresh, frisky, frolicsome, gamesome, gay, high-spirited, hilarious, impetuous, impish, impudent, jocose, joking, jolly, jovial, light, natty, nervy, perky, playful, prankish, provocative, reckless, rollicking, self-confident, showy, smart, sportive, sporty, sprightly, spruce, swaggering, trim, venturesome, vivacious |
Antonyms: |
depressed, lethargic, lifeless |
| Main Entry: | airy |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | buoyant, light, or lively in nature |
Synonyms: |
animated, blithe, bouncy, cheerful, cheery, effervescent, elastic, fanciful, flippant, frolicsome, gay, graceful, happy, high-spirited, jaunty, light, light-hearted, merry, nonchalant, resilient, sprightly, volatile, whimsical |
Antonyms: |
burdensome, heavy |
| Main Entry: | blithe |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | happy |
Synonyms: |
animated, buoyant, carefree, cheerful, cheery, chirpy, gay, gladsome, gleeful, jaunty, jocund, jolly, jovial, joyful, lighthearted, merry, mirthful, sprightly, sunny, vivacious |
Antonyms: |
heavyhearted, morose, sad, sorrowful, unhappy |
| Main Entry: | breezy |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | easy, lighthearted |
Synonyms: |
airy, animated, blithe, buoyant, carefree, casual, cheerful, debonair, easy-going, effervescent, free and easy, gay, informal, jaunty, light, lively, low-pressure, peppy, racy, relaxed, sparkling, spicy, spirited, sprightly, sunny, unconstrained, vivacious |
Antonyms: |
difficult |
| Main Entry: | buoyant |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | light in spirit |
Synonyms: |
animated, blithe, bouncy, breezy, bright, carefree, cheerful, debonair, effervescent, elastic, expansive, full of zip, gay, happy, invigorated, jaunty, jovial, joyful, laid back, lighthearted, lively, peppy, resilient, sunny, supple, vivacious |
Antonyms: |
depressed, down, heavy, heavy-hearted |
| Main Entry: | carefree |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | lighthearted, untroubled |
Synonyms: |
airy, at ease, blithe, breezy, buoyant, calm, careless, cheerful, cheery, cool, easy, easy-going, feelgood, happy, happy-go-lucky, insouciant, jaunty, jovial, laid back, radiant, secure, sunny, unanxious, unbothered |
| Notes: | carefree means free of trouble and worry and care while careless means marked by lack of attention or consideration or forethought or thoroughness; not careful |
Antonyms: |
anxious, heavyhearted, troubled, worried |
| Main Entry: | cheerful |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | happy |
Synonyms: |
airy, animated, blithe, bouncy, bright, bucked, buoyant, cheery, chipper, chirpy, contented, effervescent, enlivening, enthusiastic, full of pep, gay, glad, gladsome, good-humored, good-natured, hearty, high, hilarious, hopeful, in good spirits, in high spirits, jaunty, jocund, jolly, joyful, lighthearted, lively, merry, optimistic, peppy, perky, pleasant, roseate, rosy, sanguine, snappy, sparkling, sprightly, sunny, sunny side up, up*, upbeat, vivacious, winsome, zappy, zingy, zippy |
Antonyms: |
cheerless, depressed, gloomy, grave, heavy, melancholy, sad, serious, unhappy |
| Main Entry: | dapper |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | well-groomed, neat |
Synonyms: |
bandbox, brisk, chic, chichi, classy, clean, dainty, dashing, doggy, dressed to kill, dressed to nines, jaunty, natty, nice, nifty, nimble, nobby, posh, prim, rakish, ritzy, sassy, sharp, showy, smart, snazzy, snug, spiff, spiffy, spruce, spry, stylish, swank, swanky, swell, trim, turned out, well turned out |
Antonyms: |
dirty, dishevelled, ruffled, rumpled, scruffy, shabby, sloppy, tousled, ungroomed, wrinkled |
| Main Entry: | dashing |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | bold, flamboyant |
Synonyms: |
adventurous, alert, animated, chic, dapper, daring, dazzling, debonair, elegant, exclusive, exuberant, fashionable, fearless, gallant, gay, jaunty, keen, lively, modish, plucky, rousing, showy, smart, spirited, sporty, stylish, swank, swashbuckling, swish, vivacious |
Antonyms: |
boring, calm, drab, dull, plain, unimpressive, unstylish |
| Main Entry: | debonair |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | charming, elegant |
Synonyms: |
affable, buoyant, casual, cheerful, courteous, dashing, detached, happy, jaunty, lighthearted, nonchalant, pleasant, refined, smooth, sprightly, suave, urbane, well-bred |
Antonyms: |
awkward, clumsy, inelegant, uncharming, undebonair |