Jaunt — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

a journey taken for pleasure

make a trip for pleasure

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/dʒˈɔːnt/

🇬🇧British English

/dʒˈɔːnt/

🇮🇳Indian English

/dʒˈɔːnt/

1 syllable Say it as /dʒˈɔːnt/.

Examples

many summer excursions to the shore
it was merely a pleasure trip
after cautious sashays into the field

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

expedition junket excursion trip outing sashay travel pleasure trip

Parts of Speech

noun	a journey taken for pleasure “many summer excursions to the shore”
verb	make a trip for pleasure

Word Forms

excursionist	noun	a tourist who is visiting sights of interest
jaunt	verb	make a trip for pleasure
junket	verb	go on a pleasure trip
traveller	noun	a person who changes location
traveler	noun	a person who changes location
trip	noun	a journey for some purpose (usually including the return)
tripper	noun	a tourist who is visiting sights of interest
jaunt	noun	a journey taken for pleasure

Around the World

Europe

🇩🇪German

Ausflug

eine Reise zum Vergnügen

🇫🇷French

balade

un voyage fait pour le plaisir

🇪🇸Spanish

excursión

un viaje hecho por placer

🇮🇹Italian

gita

un viaggio intrapreso per piacere

🇳🇱Dutch

uitstapje

een reis gemaakt voor plezier

🇵🇹Portuguese

passeio

uma viagem feita por prazer

🇷🇺Russian

прогулка

путешествие, предпринятое ради удовольствия

India

🇮🇳Hindi

मनोरंजन की यात्रा

आनंद के लिए की गई यात्रा

🇧🇩Bengali

জান্ট

আনন্দের জন্য নেওয়া একটি ভ্রমণ

🇮🇳Tamil

ஜாண்ட்

மகிழ்ச்சிக்காக எடுக்கப்பட்ட பயணம்

🇮🇳Telugu

జాంట్

ఆనందం కోసం చేసిన ప్రయాణం

🇮🇳Marathi

जांट

आनंदासाठी घेतलेला प्रवास

🇮🇳Gujarati

જાઉન્ટ

આનંદ માટે લેવાયેલ પ્રવાસ

🇮🇳Kannada

ಜಾಂಟ್

ಸಂತೋಷಕ್ಕಾಗಿ ಮಾಡಿದ ಪ್ರಯಾಣ

🇮🇳Malayalam

ജാട്ട്

സന്തോഷത്തിനായി നടത്തിയ ഒരു യാത്ര

🇵🇰Urdu

سفر

خوشی کے لئے لیا گیا سفر

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

短跑

为快乐而进行的旅行

🇯🇵Japanese

小旅行

楽しみのために行った旅

🇰🇷Korean

소풍

즐거움을 위해 떠난 여행

🇻🇳Vietnamese

đi chơi

một cuộc hành trình mang lại niềm vui

🇹🇭Thai

การเดินทางท่องเที่ยว

การเดินทางเพื่อความสุข

🇮🇩Indonesian

bertamasya

sebuah perjalanan yang dilakukan untuk kesenangan

🇵🇭Filipino

magsayaw

isang paglalakbay na ginawa para sa kasiyahan

🇲🇾Malay

bersiar-siar

perjalanan yang diambil untuk kesenangan

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

رحلة قصيرة

رحلة اتخذت للمتعة

🇮🇷Persian

جست و خیز

سفری برای لذت بردن

🇹🇷Turkish

gezinti

zevk için yapılan bir yolculuk

🇮🇱Hebrew

טִיוּל קָצָר

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The primary meaning of 'jaunt' is 'a journey taken for pleasure'.

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Using 'jaunt' in a noun/adjective form makes the first sentence correct.

In which domain is the word 'jaunt' most likely to appear as standard vocabulary?

'jaunt' is a standard word used primarily in general literature and formal communications.

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