Our Savior, meek, and with untroubled mind After his aëry jaunt,
though hurried sore. Hungry and cold, betook him to his rest.
Milton.
2. A short excursion for pleasure or refreshment; a ramble; a short
journey.
Jaun"ti*ly (?), adv. In a jaunty manner.
Jaun"ti*ness, n. The quality of being jaunty.
That jauntiness of air I was once master of.
Addison.
Jaun"ty (?), a. [Compar. Jauntier (?); superl. Jauntiest.] [Formerly
spelt janty, fr. F. gentil. See Gentle, and cf. Genty.] Airy; showy;
finical; hence, characterized by an affected or fantastical manner.
Ja"va (?), n. 1. One of the islands of the Malay Archipelago belonging
to the Netherlands.