1
: a usually short journey or excursion undertaken especially for pleasure
a weekend jaunt to the coast
2
archaic
: a tiring trip
jaunted; jaunting; jaunts
Synonyms
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
Becca Hensley, Travel + Leisure, 11 June 2024
Take a round-trip jaunt from Alleppey to Kumarakom and back.
—Scott Hocker, theweek, 15 Apr. 2024
Peter Rainer, The Christian Science Monitor, 29 May 2024
Once she’s made the promotional rounds for Rebel Girl, the 55-year-old artist and activist will follow up last year’s Le Tigre tour with an international Bikini Kill jaunt this summer.
—TIME, 7 May 2024
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Noun
On your jaunt, stand steady at the stern of the resort's 55-foot Hinckley yacht as an immaculately uniformed crew member pour you oodles of Champagne.
—Becca Hensley, Travel + Leisure, 11 June 2024
Take a round-trip jaunt from Alleppey to Kumarakom and back.
—Scott Hocker, theweek, 15 Apr. 2024
Verb
The scenes of them jaunting around their neighborhood are elating.
—Peter Rainer, The Christian Science Monitor, 29 May 2024
Once she’s made the promotional rounds for Rebel Girl, the 55-year-old artist and activist will follow up last year’s Le Tigre tour with an international Bikini Kill jaunt this summer.
—TIME, 7 May 2024
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“Jaunt.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/jaunt. Accessed 17 Jun. 2024.
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