Definitions for jauntdʒɔnt, dʒɑnt
Random House Webster's College Dictionary
jauntdʒɔnt, dʒɑnt(n.)
a short journey, esp. one taken for pleasure.
(v.i.)to make a short journey.
Origin of jaunt:
1560–70; orig. uncert.
Princeton's WordNet
excursion, jaunt, outing, junket, pleasure trip, expedition, sashay(verb)
a journey taken for pleasure
"many summer excursions to the shore"; "it was merely a pleasure trip"; "after cautious sashays into the field"
travel, trip, jaunt(verb)
make a trip for pleasure
Wiktionary
jaunt(Noun)
A wearisome journey.
jaunt(Noun)
A short excursion for pleasure or refreshment; a ramble; a short journey.
jaunt(Verb)
To ramble here and there; to stroll; to make an excursion.
jaunt(Verb)
To ride on a jaunting car.
jaunt(Verb)
To jolt; to jounce.
Origin: 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.
Webster Dictionary
Jaunt(verb)
to ramble here and there; to stroll; to make an excursion
Jaunt(verb)
to ride on a jaunting car
Jaunt(verb)
to jolt; to jounce
Jaunt(noun)
a wearisome journey
Jaunt(noun)
a short excursion for pleasure or refreshment; a ramble; a short journey
Translations for jaunt
Kernerman English Multilingual Dictionary
- plesier, uitstappie, plesierritAfrikaans

- يقوم بِرِحْلَةٍ قصيرة للمُتْعَهArabic

- излетBulgarian

- excursãoPortuguese (BR)

- výletCzech

- die SpritztourGerman

- tur; svipturDanish

- εκδρομή, σύντομο ταξίδιGreek

- excursiónSpanish

- lõbureisEstonian

- سفر کوتاه تفریحیFarsi

- huviretkiFinnish

- baladeFrench

- טִיוּל קָצַרHebrew

- सैरHindi

- izletCroatian

- kirándulásHungarian

- pesiarIndonesian

- stutt skemmtiferðIcelandic

- gita, escursioneItalian

- 遠足Japanese

- 짧은 여행Korean

- iškylaLithuanian

- izpriecas brauciensLatvian

- makan anginMalay

- uitstapjeDutch

- tur, utfluktNorwegian

- wypadPolish

- سفر کوتاه تفریحیPersian

- لنډمزل ( دتفريح په غرض ) ديوه ځايه څخه بل ځاى ته تللPashto

- excursãoPortuguese

- călătorie de plăcereRomanian

- увеселительная поездкаRussian

- výletSlovak

- izletSlovenian

- izletSerbian

- utflykt, nöjestrippSwedish

- การเดินทางหรือท่องเที่ยวในระยะสั้นThai

- (kısa) gezintiTurkish

- 短途旅遊Chinese (Trad.)

- розважальна поїздкаUkrainian

- تفریحی سفرUrdu

- cuộc đi chơiVietnamese

- 短途旅游Chinese (Simp.)

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