Definitions
American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition
- n. A short trip or excursion, usually for pleasure; an outing.
- v. To make a short journey.
Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
- Same as jaunce.
- Same as jaunce, 2.
- To wander here and there; ramble; make an excursion, especially for pleasure.
- n. A jolting; a shaking up, as by much walking.
- n. A ramble; an excursion; a short journey, especially one made for pleasure.
- n. Synonyms Trip, tour, stroll.
- n. A sneer; gibe; taunt.
- n. A felly of a wheel.
Wiktionary
- n. archaic A wearisome journey.
- n. A short excursion for pleasure or refreshment; a ramble; a short journey.
- v. intransitive To ramble here and there; to stroll; to make an excursion.
- v. intransitive To ride on a jaunting car.
- v. transitive (obsolete) To jolt; to jounce.
GNU Webster's 1913
- v. To ramble here and there; to stroll; to make an excursion.
- v. To ride on a jaunting car.
- v. obsolete To jolt; to jounce.
- n. rare A wearisome journey.
- n. A short excursion for pleasure or refreshment; a ramble; a short journey.
WordNet 3.0
- n. a journey taken for pleasure
- v. make a trip for pleasure
Etymologies
- Compare Scots jaunder to ramble, jaunt to taunt, jeer, dial. Swedish ganta to play the buffoon, romp, jest; perhaps akin to English jump. Compare jaunce. (Wiktionary)
- Origin unknown. (American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition)
Examples
“The most scenic jaunt is the St. Mary Lake tour, which departs from the Rising Sun Boat Dock ($22 per person).”
“Summer Spain jaunt: The first lady's advisers told her it was not a great idea to take a luxury international vacation in the dog days of summer, when most Americans were planning low-budget staycations.”
“Don Palomares (when did you become a DON?), No we haven't made the jaunt from the airport before.”
“I'm not looking for an extravagant vacation here; just a short-term jaunt, really.”
“Such a jaunt was a rare treat to the child, for Isabella Spencer seldom allowed her to go from home with anybody but herself.”
“This wizening of our features was due to the strain of travel and lack of sleep; we had enough to eat, and I have only mentioned it to help impress the fact that the journey to the Pole and back is not to be regarded as a pleasure outing, and our so-called jaunt was by no means a cake-walk.”
“The last two miles of their jaunt were the hardest of all, especially to”
“And don't forget the camera for this 195-mile West Michigan jaunt, which is best enjoyed from early to late October.”
“The jaunt was the final event during Mr Berlusconi's private visit to Saint Petersburg, which has been ridiculed by the Italian Left.”
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“The girls were racing about in absolute delight over the ferns, while Mr. Rand, who had actually taken the "jaunt" from the hotel afoot, sat on a huge stone comparing notes with his muscles, and with the inactive years of discretion and indiscretion.”
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