jaunt
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jaunt
- /ˈd͡ʒɔːnt/
- /d͡ʒɔːnt/ UK
- /d͡ʒɔnt/ US
- /d͡ʒɑnt/ cot caught merger
Rhymes with -ɔːnt
Where it comes from
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.
noun jaunts
- A wearisome journey. Our Savior, meek, and with untroubled mind After his aëry jaunt, though hurried sore. Hungry and cold, betook him to his rest.
- 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 jaunts · jaunting · jaunted
- To ramble here and there; to stroll; to make an excursion.
- To ride on a jaunting car.
- To jolt; to jounce. 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
- To tire a horse by riding it hard or back and forth.
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noun short excursion for pleasure or refreshment
| Español | paseo |
|---|---|
| Français | balade, promenade |
| Deutsch | Ausflug, Vergnügungsfahrt, Spritztour |
| Română | plimbare |
verb to ramble here and there; to stroll; to make an excursion
| Deutsch | herumstreunen, einen Ausflug machen |
|---|---|
| Română | plimba, face o plimbare |
| Русский | ката́ться katátʹsja |
Talk about this word "jaunt." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/jaunt. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026. jaunt. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/jaunt "jaunt." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/jaunt.Cite this
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title = {jaunt},
howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
year = {2026},
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urldate = {2026-11-06}
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