jaunt

Pronunciation: /d͡ʒɔnt/

Reading level: hard

Estimated CEFR level: C2 — Proficiency

Estimated from word frequency; not an official CEFR classification.

Definition

  1. noun a journey taken for pleasure
  2. verb make a trip for pleasure

Etymology

Origin uncertain. Perhaps a palatalised alteration of daunt (“to discourage”). Compare Scots jaunder (“to ramble, jaunt to taunt, jeer”), dialectal Swedish ganta (“to play the buffoon, romp, jest”); perhaps akin to English jump. Compare jaunce. Modern usage likely influenced by jaunty.

In classic literature

Synonyms

excursion, outing, junket, pleasure trip, expedition, sashay

Semantic network

Broader (hypernyms)
journey
Narrower (hyponyms)
airing, field trip

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