What does "jaunt" mean?
A wearisome journey.
Jaunt
/ˈd͡ʒɔːnt/ noun, verb
noun, verb ·Moderate ·High school level
Meaning at a glance
- Primary sense: A wearisome journey.
- Grammar: jaunt is listed as noun, verb.
- Nearest alternatives: excursion, outing, airing, amble.
- Useful contrasts: crawl, immobility, plod.
- Usage evidence: We enjoy a jaunt to the wonderful, waterfront city of Portsmouth.
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Definitions
Noun
- 1 A wearisome journey. archaic
"Our Savior, meek, and with untroubled mind After his aëry jaunt, though hurried sore. Hungry and cold, betook him to his rest."
- 2 a journey taken for pleasure wordnet
- 3 A short excursion for pleasure or refreshment; a ramble; a short journey.
"Some days later it happened that young Heriotside was stepping home over the Lang Muir about ten at night, it being his first jaunt from home since his arm had mended."
Verb
- 1 To ramble here and there; to stroll; to make an excursion. intransitive
- 2 make a trip for pleasure wordnet
- 3 To ride on a jaunting car. intransitive
- 4 To jolt; to jounce. obsolete, transitive
"To get into a Grecian car, and to be drawn, with Minerva at his back[…]four or five miles through the streets of London‥after having quietly suffered himself to be jaunted about in this manner"
- 5 To tire a horse by riding it hard or back and forth. obsolete
Antonyms
Example
"We enjoy a jaunt to the wonderful, waterfront city of Portsmouth."
Common questions
What is a synonym for "jaunt"?
Common synonyms include: excursion, outing, airing, amble, amble, bat around.
How do you use "jaunt" in a sentence?
We enjoy a jaunt to the wonderful, waterfront city of Portsmouth.
How do you pronounce "jaunt"?
Pronounced /ˈd͡ʒɔːnt/.
Etymology
Origin uncertain. Perhaps a palatalised alteration of daunt (“to discourage”). Compare Scots jaunder (“to ramble, jaunt to taunt, jeer”), dialectal Swedish ganta (“to play the buffoon, romp, jest”); perhaps akin to English jump. Compare jaunce. Modern usage likely influenced by jaunty.