different between jaunt vs picnic

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

Alternative forms

• picknick (archaic)

Etymology

Borrowed from French pique-nique.

Pronunciation

• enPR: p?k?-n?k, IPA^(key): /?p?kn?k/
• Rhymes: -?kn?k
• Hyphenation: pic?nic

Noun

picnic (plural picnics)

1. An informal social gathering, usually in a natural outdoor setting, to which the participants bring their own food and drink.

2. The meal eaten at such a gathering.
3. (figuratively) An easy or pleasant task.

   Synonym: piece of cake
4. (obsolete) An entertainment at which each person contributed some dish to a common table.

Derived terms

Descendants

• ? Japanese: ????? (pikunikku)

Translations

See also

• packed lunch

Verb

picnic (third-person singular simple present picnics, present participle picnicking, simple past and past participle picnicked)

1. To take part in a picnic.

Italian

Etymology

Borrowed from English picnic, from French pique-nique.

Pronunciation

Noun

picnic m (invariable)

1. picnic (outdoor meal)

Romanian

Etymology

From French pique-nique

Noun

picnic n (plural picnicuri)

1. picnic

Declension

Spanish

Etymology

Borrowed from English picnic, from French pique-nique.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /?pi?nik/, [?pi??.nik]

Noun

picnic m (plural picnics)

1. Misspelling of pícnic.