jaunt

1 of 2

noun

ˈjȯnt 

ˈjänt

1

: a usually short journey or excursion undertaken especially for pleasure

a weekend jaunt to the coast

2

archaic : a tiring trip

jaunt

2 of 2

verb

jaunted; jaunting; jaunts

intransitive verb

1

: to make a usually short journey for pleasure

2

archaic : to trudge about

Synonyms

Noun

• excursion
• junket
• outing
• ramble
• sally
• sashay
• sortie
• spin

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

Recent Examples on the Web

Noun

On Instagram, Stafford shared an extended glimpse into the family’s weekend, which began with a private jet jaunt from L.A. to NOLA. —Anna Lazarus Caplan, People.com, 1 Nov. 2024

Just follow 128 That’s California Highway 128, which is a terrific jaunt, heading west from Winters through Napa to the coast. —Randy McMullen, The Mercury News, 24 Oct. 2024

Verb

Bruce Almighty jaunts through the travails of an ordinary person gifted the abilities of God, but there’s a cosmic horror to the prospect of a man accruing that kind of power. —Nicholas Quah, Vulture, 8 Oct. 2024

But for a sip of the old optimism, consider wrapping your Green Line jaunt with a detour to The Cove (Christian name: the Cove Lounge), one of the Near South Side’s best dive bars and one of the most quintessentially Chicago nights out anywhere. —Hannah Edgar, Chicago Tribune, 15 Aug. 2024

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

Kids Definition

jaunt

noun

ˈjȯnt,

ˈjänt

: a short trip for pleasure

jaunt verb