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noun as in expedition

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• constitutional
• peregrination

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If you don’t have a pet, lockdown without constant potty breaks or jaunts through the neighborhood can be even more contained.

A casual jaunt over to Mars no longer seems like a fantastical vision statement.

Doctors immediately criticized the jaunt outside Walter Reed National Military Medical Center, saying the president had put everyone inside the vehicle at risk.

Because I want the ability to leave my iPhone, and all its distractions, at home during my neighborhood jaunts.

As we’ll see, their union targets automating the elaborate dance between lenders and lawyers that turns what’s now a long journey into a digital jaunt.

I went back while Lorne [Michaels] was on his 5-year jaunt in the wilderness, and Ebersol was producing.

No flight is ever allowed to take off without a safety demonstration, and this jaunt is no different.

Our driver for our weekend jaunt into the mountains was right out of central casting.

They even tacked an extra day onto the jaunt, playing hooky that Tuesday.

There is no reason to think that Palin's jaunt abroad will be any more successful.

Their journeyings were on the scale of a jaunt to Switzerland as compared with Mr. Norman's.

Usually when on a shooting jaunt of several hours from camp several porters go along to carry home the game.

I think we'll go for a jaunt, if you're ready, as the light falls quickly here.

This has been a long excursus, and we must get back to our jaunt on the plain.

“Why, this might be an up-the-river jaunt,” said Denham, as the appetising daintiness of each article of food revealed itself.

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Words related to jaunt are not direct synonyms, but are associated with the word jaunt . Browse related words to learn more about word associations.

verb as in sail

• keep steady pace
• push off/push on
• wander about

noun as in sailing expedition

noun as in journey by vehicle

• Sunday drive

noun as in journey

• pleasure trip

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From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.

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Synonyms of jaunts

• as in excursions
• as in trips
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Synonyms & Similar Words

• expeditions
• pilgrimages
• peregrinations

Thesaurus Definition of jaunts  (Entry 2 of 2)

• knocks (about)
• road - trips
• perambulates
• peregrinates

Thesaurus Entries Near jaunts

jaunting cars

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“Jaunts.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus , Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/jaunts. Accessed 26 Aug. 2024.

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Meaning of jaunt in English

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• break-journey
• circumnavigation
• around Robin Hood's barn idiom
• baggage drop
• communication
• first class
• on the go idiom
• overnighter
• peripatetically
• public transportation

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What does the noun jaunt mean?

There are three meanings listed in OED's entry for the noun jaunt , one of which is labelled obsolete. See ‘Meaning & use’ for definitions, usage, and quotation evidence.

Entry status

OED is undergoing a continuous programme of revision to modernize and improve definitions. This entry has not yet been fully revised.

How common is the noun jaunt ?

How is the noun jaunt pronounced, british english, u.s. english, where does the noun jaunt come from.

Earliest known use

The earliest known use of the noun jaunt is in the late 1500s.

OED's earliest evidence for jaunt is from 1597, in the writing of William Shakespeare, playwright and poet.

It is also recorded as a verb from the late 1500s.

jaunt is formed within English, by conversion.

Etymons: jaunt v.

Nearby entries

• jaundice, v. 1791–
• jaundiced, adj. 1640–
• jaune, adj. 1430–
• jaune antique, n. 1875–
• jaune brillant, n. 1851–
• Jaune Desprez, n. 1837–
• jaune jonquille, n. 1910–
• jaunette, n. 1423–1673
• jaunish | jawnish, adj. 1597
• jaunsel, v. 1590
• jaunt, n.¹ 1597–
• jaunt, n.² 1706–21
• jaunt, v. 1570–
• jauntily, adv. 1828–
• jauntiness, n. 1712–
• jaunting-car, n. 1805–
• jauntingly, adv. 1839–
• jaunty, n. 1902–
• jaunty, adj. 1662–
• jaup | jawp, n. 1513–
• jaup | jawp, v. 1513–

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Meaning & use

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jaunt, n.¹ was first published in 1900; not yet revised.

jaunt, n.¹ was last modified in September 2023.

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