Synonyms for jaunt
| Grammar : Noun |
| Spell : jawnt, jahnt |
| Phonetic Transcription : dʒɔnt, dʒɑnt |
Top 10 synonyms for jaunt Other synonyms for the word jaunt
Définition of jaunt
Origin :- 1670s in modern sense of "short pleasure trip," earlier "tiresome journey" (1590s), earlier as a verb, "tire a horse by riding back and forth on it" (1560s), of unknown origin, perhaps from some obscure Old French word. As a verb in the modern sense from 1640s. Related: Jaunted; jaunting.
- noun expedition
- I reckon he's none gone off for a spoag; he's none gone for a jaunt.
- Extract from : « The Shadow of a Crime » by Hall Caine
- He didn't expect any Pullman-car jaunt; he could have had that at home.
- Extract from : « The Gaunt Gray Wolf » by Dillon Wallace
- A three days' jaunt in a good boat isn't a thing to frighten people like us.
- Extract from : « Victory » by Joseph Conrad
- He did not put them on to be painted in—he was out on a jaunt.
- Extract from : « Six Centuries of Painting » by Randall Davies
- If we had our own misgivings about the end of this jaunt, our companions had none.
- Extract from : « John Splendid » by Neil Munro
- Who would ever imagine that Dad would go on a jaunt like this?
- Extract from : « Tabitha's Vacation » by Ruth Alberta Brown
- If the family's going to jaunt abroad I've got to jaunt too!
- Extract from : « The Jolliest School of All » by Angela Brazil
- Some are merely there for a jaunt, to see the sights and the country.
- Extract from : « Appearances » by Goldsworthy Lowes Dickinson
- Besides my clothes, there were two things which interfered with the happiness of my jaunt.
- Extract from : « The Dew of Their Youth » by S. R. Crockett
- The two boys were highly delighted with their jaunt, and I not less so.
- Extract from : « Journal of a Voyage to Brazil » by Maria Graham
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