jaunty

Jaunty is not just happy; it is happy showing in how you move. Chin up, arms swinging, a small bounce in each step, a finger to the hat for nobody in particular. You can be pleased and show none of it; jaunty is the version that shows. It works for things too: a jaunty hat, a jaunty tune, always tilted a little, on purpose. In the animation, a man in a red hat simply walks, and the walk is the whole word.