(adj) having a cheerful, lively, and self-confident air; - Frances G. Patton; - H.M.Reynolds, Syn. jaunty, debonair, debonaire, Example:looking chipper, like a man...diverted by his own wit; life that is gay, brisk, and debonair; walked with a jaunty step; a jaunty optimist
[きげん, kigen] (n) (1) humour; humor; temper; mood; spirits; (2) safety; health; well-being; one's situation; (adj-na) (3) (usu. as ご機嫌) (See ご機嫌・ごきげん・3) in a good mood; in high spirits; happy; cheery; merry; chipper; (P)