jaunt

English

Etymology

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.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ˈdʒɔːnt/
(some accents) IPA^(key): /ˈdʒɑːnt/
Rhymes: -ɔːnt, -ɑːnt

Noun

jaunt (plural jaunts)

(archaic) 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. - Milton
A short excursion for pleasure or refreshment; a ramble; a short journey.

Translations

A short excursion for pleasure or refreshment

Dutch: uitstap (nl)
French: balade (fr) f, promenade (fr) f

German: Ausflug (de), Vergnügungsfahrt f, Spritztour (de) f

Verb

jaunt (third-person singular simple present jaunts, present participle jaunting, simple past and past participle jaunted)

(intransitive) To ramble here and there; to stroll; to make an excursion.
(intransitive) To ride on a jaunting car.
(transitive, obsolete) To jolt; to jounce.
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Derived terms

jaunting car

Translations

to ramble here and there; to stroll; to make an excursion

Dutch: omzwerven (nl), een uitstap maken
German: herumstreunen, einen Ausflug machen

Russian: ката́ться (ru) (katátʹsja)
Spanish: paseo (es) m, excursión (es) f

References

Jaunting-Car in the 1911 Encyclopædia Britannica.

Anagrams

jantu, junta

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