v. i. [ imp. & p. p. Jaunted; p. pr. & vb. n. Jaunting. ] [ Cf. Scot. jaunder to ramble, jaunt to taunt, jeer, dial. Sw. ganta to play the buffoon, romp, jest; perh. akin to E. jump. Cf. Jaunce. ] [ 1913 Webster ]

1. To ramble here and there; to stroll; to make an excursion. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. To ride on a jaunting car. [ 1913 Webster ]

Jaunting car, a kind of low-set open vehicle, used in Ireland, in which the passengers ride sidewise, sitting back to back. [ Written also jaunty car. ] Thackeray. [ 1913 Webster ]

Jaunt

n. 1. A wearisome journey. [ R. ] [ 1913 Webster ]

Our Savior, meek, and with untroubled mind
After his aëry jaunt, though hurried sore.
Hungry and cold, betook him to his rest. Milton. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. A short excursion for pleasure or refreshment; a ramble; a short journey. [ 1913 Webster ]

Jauntily

adv. In a jaunty manner. [ 1913 Webster ]

Jauntiness

n. The quality of being jaunty. [ 1913 Webster ]

That jauntiness of air I was once master of. Addison. [ 1913 Webster ]

Jaunty

a. [ Compar. Jauntier superl. Jauntiest. ] [ Formerly spelt janty, fr. F. gentil. See Gentle, and cf. Genty. ] Airy; showy; finical; hence, characterized by an affected or fantastical manner. [ 1913 Webster ]

WordNet (3.0) WordNet (3.0)

jauntily

(adv) in a jaunty fashionable manner, Example:his hat sat jauntily on his full brown hair

jauntiness

(n) stylishness as evidenced by a smart appearance, Syn. dapperness, rakishness, nattiness

jaunting car

(n) an open two-wheeled one-horse cart formerly widely used in Ireland, Syn. jaunty car

breeziness

(n) a breezy liveliness, Syn. jauntiness, Example:a delightful breeziness of manner

chipper

(adj) having a cheerful, lively, and self-confident air; - Frances G. Patton; - H.M.Reynolds, Syn. jaunty, debonair, debonaire, Example:looking chipper, like a man...diverted by his own wit; life that is gay, brisk, and debonair; walked with a jaunty step; a jaunty optimist

dapper

(adj) marked by up-to-dateness in dress and manners, Syn. rakish, spruce, spiffy, raffish, dashing, natty, jaunty, snappy, Example:a dapper young man; a jaunty red hat

excursion

(n) a journey taken for pleasure, Syn. jaunt, outing, junket, expedition, sashay, pleasure trip, Example:many summer excursions to the shore; it was merely a pleasure trip; after cautious sashays into the field

travel

(v) make a trip for pleasure, Syn. jaunt, trip

Japanese-English: EDICT Dictionary EDICT JP-EN Dictionary

軽快

[けいかい, keikai] (adj-na) (1) casual (e.g. dress); light; nimble; jaunty; rhythmical (e.g. melody); (n, vs) (2) taking a turn for the better; receding of symptoms; (P)

物見遊山

[ものみゆさん, monomiyusan] (n) going on a pleasure jaunt

遊び回る

[あそびまわる, asobimawaru] (v5r) (See 遊び歩く) to jaunt around; to play around; to visit one place after another without effect

聳やかす

[そびやかす, sobiyakasu] (v5s) to raise (usu. one's shoulders, with a jaunty, swaggering effect)

颯爽

[さっそう, sassou] (adj-t, adv-to) gallant; dashing; jaunty

German-English: TU-Chemnitz DING Dictionary DING DE-EN Dictionary

Ausflug { m }; Spritztour { f } | Ausflüge { pl }; Spritztouren { pl }

jaunt | jaunts

einen Ausflug machen | einen Ausflug machend