different between linger vs saunter

English

Etymology

From Middle English lenger, lengeren, frequentative of lengen (“to tarry”), from Old Norse lengja (“to lengthen”), from Proto-Germanic *langijan? (compare Dutch lengen, German längen), related to the root of long.

Pronunciation

• (General American) IPA^(key): /?l????/
• (Received Pronunciation) IPA^(key): /?l????/
• Rhymes: -????(?)
• Hyphenation: lin?ger

Verb

linger (third-person singular simple present lingers, present participle lingering, simple past and past participle lingered)

1. (intransitive) To stay or remain in a place or situation, especially as if unwilling to depart or not easily able to do so.

   Synonyms: abide, loiter, tarry; see also Thesaurus:tarry
2. (intransitive) To remain alive or existent although still proceeding toward death or extinction; to die gradually.
3. (intransitive, often followed by on) To consider or contemplate for a period of time; to engage in analytic thinking or discussion.

Derived terms

Translations

Anagrams

• Ringel, Ringle

French

Etymology

linge +? -ier (with elision of -i- after palatal)

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /l??.?e/

Noun

linger m (plural lingers, feminine lingère)

1. linenkeeper

Further reading

• “linger” in Trésor de la langue française informatisé (The Digitized Treasury of the French Language).

Anagrams

• ligner

English

Etymology

Etymology unclear. Attested in the sense “to stroll” from the 1660s; noun sense “a stroll” attested 1828. Likely from earlier term meaning “to muse”, late 15th century, from Middle English santren, of unknown origin. Competing theories exist:

• From Anglo-Norman sauntrer (mid 14th century), from Middle French s'aventurer (“to take risks”); however this is considered unlikely by the OED. Compare Middle English aunter (“adventure”).
• Of Germanic origin, with proposed cognates including German schlendern, Danish slentre, Swedish släntra, and Icelandic slentr, all meaning “to stroll”.

Various fanciful folk etymologies have also been given.

Pronunciation

• (General American) IPA^(key): /?s?nt?/
• (Received Pronunciation) IPA^(key): /?s??nt?/
• (cot–caught merger, Canada) IPA^(key): /?s?nt?/
• Rhymes: -??nt?(?)

Verb

saunter (third-person singular simple present saunters, present participle sauntering, simple past and past participle sauntered)

1. To stroll, or walk at a leisurely pace.

   Synonyms: amble, stroll, wander

   • 1858-1880, David Masson, The Life Of John Milton: 1649-1654

     One could lie under elm trees in a lawn, or saunter in meadows by the side of a stream.

Translations

Noun

saunter (plural saunters)

1. A leisurely walk or stroll.
2. A leisurely pace.
3. (obsolete) A place for sauntering or strolling.
   • 1728, Edward Young, The Love of Fame

     That wheel of fops, that saunter of the town.

Translations

References

Anagrams

• Transue, aunters, natuers, natures, sea turn, seruant, tea urns, tea-urns, unrates