different between jaunt vs jauntily

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.

Translations

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

English

Etymology

From jaunty +? -ly.

Pronunciation

• (UK) IPA^(key): /?d???n.t?.li/
• (US) IPA^(key): /?d??n.t?.li/, /?d??n.t?.li/

Adverb

jauntily (comparative more jauntily, superlative most jauntily)

1. In an airy, showy, or affected manner.
2. In a dapper or stylish manner.
3. In an ostentatiously self-confident manner.

Synonyms

• (in a dapper or stylish manner): rakishly, stylishly

Related terms

• jaunt
• jaunty

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