Jaunt

Quick meaning: Jaunt is a noun meaning A short excursion for pleasure or refreshment; a ramble; a short journey.

Meaning

A short excursion for pleasure or refreshment; a ramble; a short journey.

More Meanings

1. (intransitive) To ramble here and there; to stroll; to make an excursion.
2. (intransitive) To ride on a jaunting car.
3. (transitive, obsolete) To jolt; to jounce.
4. (archaic) A wearisome journey.
5. (obsolete) To tire a horse by riding it hard or back and forth.

Example Sentences

Fie, what a jaunt have I had.

Our Savior, meek, and with untroubled mind After his aëry jaunt, though hurried sore. Hungry and cold, betook him to his rest.

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.

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

Word Forms

• jaunts
• jaunting
• jaunted

Synonyms for jaunt

Depending on context, synonyms include excursion, expedition, trip, travel, junket, outing.

Related Words

Related dictionary entries include trip, outing, excursion, expedition, travel, junket.

Related Dictionary Tools