jaunt

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noun

ˈjȯnt How to pronounce jaunt (audio)
ˈjänt
Synonyms of jauntnext
1
: a usually short journey or excursion undertaken especially for pleasure
a weekend jaunt to the coast
2
archaic : a tiring trip

jaunt

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verb

jaunted; jaunting; jaunts

intransitive verb

1
: to make a usually short journey for pleasure
2
archaic : to trudge about

Synonyms

Noun

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Examples of jaunt in a Sentence

Noun a four-day jaunt to the mountains took a leisurely jaunt up to the mountains for the day
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Noun
The new street name replaces 2000 N. 59th St., just a short jaunt away from Overbrook High School, from which Smith graduated in 1986. — Greta Cross, USA Today, 28 Mar. 2025 Related Articles Weekend getaway: A Seattle jaunt takes in the new Ocean Pavilion, waterfront park and more Other worthy stops on the Rogue Food Trail include the Applegate River Lavender Farm near Jacksonville and the English Lavender Farm in Applegate Valley. — Ben Davidson, The Mercury News, 24 Mar. 2025
Verb
Winter is coming, and that means curtailing my cruising, but the joys of jaunting around on this sweet ride should keep me warm even as the weather grows cold. — WIRED, 29 Nov. 2024 The Holiday 100 makes its annual jolly jaunt back to Billboard’s charts menu. — Gary Trust, Billboard, 2 Dec. 2024 See All Example Sentences for jaunt

Word History

Etymology

Noun and Verb

origin unknown

First Known Use

Noun

1592, in the meaning defined at sense 2

Verb

1575, in the meaning defined at sense 2

Time Traveler
The first known use of jaunt was in 1575

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“Jaunt.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/jaunt. Accessed 31 Mar. 2025.

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jaunt

noun
ˈjȯnt,
ˈjänt
: a short trip for pleasure
jaunt verb

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