jaunt

1 of 2

noun

ˈjȯnt How to pronounce jaunt (audio)
ˈjänt
Synonyms of jaunt
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

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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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Check out the last item for a jaunt down memory lane about the conference. — Meghana Keshavan, STAT, 22 June 2026 Then came a six-week jaunt to Europe, and another rookie move. — Winston Ross, Forbes.com, 30 June 2026
Verb
Chappell Roan has been flexing her beauty chameleon muscle this week while jaunting about Paris Fashion Week. — Mykenna Maniece, Vogue, 5 Mar. 2026 Sneakers are the most convenient form of footwear for the marathon of stairs descending to Parisian metro stations or jaunting between galleries and museums during events like Art Basel Paris. — Lane Nieset, Travel + Leisure, 2 Nov. 2025 See All Example Sentences for jaunt

Word History

Etymology

Noun

derivative of jaunt entry 2

Verb

of obscure origin

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 7 Jul. 2026.

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jaunt

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

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