different between itinerant vs jaunt

English

Etymology

From Late Latin itiner?ntem, from itiner?ns, present active participle of itineror (“I travel”). See also itinerate, itinerary.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /a??t?n??nt/

Adjective

itinerant (comparative more itinerant, superlative most itinerant)

1. Habitually travelling from place to place. [from 1560s]

Translations

Noun

itinerant (plural itinerants)

1. One who travels from place to place.
2. (Ireland) A member of the Travelling Community, whether settled or not.

Translations

Further reading

• itinerant on Wikipedia.Wikipedia

Anagrams

• nitratine

Romanian

Etymology

From French itinérant.

Adjective

itinerant m or n (feminine singular itinerant?, masculine plural itineran?i, feminine and neuter plural itinerante)

1. itinerant

Declension

English

Etymology

Compare Scots jaunder to ramble, jaunt to taunt, jeer, dial. Swedish ganta to play the buffoon, romp, jest; perhaps akin to English jump. Compare jaunce. Modern usage likely influenced by jaunty.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /?d???nt/
• (some accents) IPA^(key): /?d???nt/
• Rhymes: -??nt, -??nt

Noun

jaunt (plural jaunts)

1. (archaic) A wearisome journey.
2. A short excursion for pleasure or refreshment; a ramble; a short journey.

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Verb

jaunt (third-person singular simple present jaunts, present participle jaunting, simple past and past participle jaunted)

1. (intransitive) To ramble here and there; to stroll; to make an excursion.
2. (intransitive) To ride on a jaunting car.
3. (transitive, obsolete) To jolt; to jounce.

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Derived terms

• jaunting car

Translations

References

• Jaunting-Car in the Encyclopædia Britannica (11th edition, 1911)

Anagrams

• jantu, junta