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Jaunt vs Outing - What's the difference?

jaunt | outing |

As nouns the difference between jaunt and outing

is that jaunt is a wearisome journey while outing is a pleasure trip or excursion.

As verbs the difference between jaunt and outing

is that jaunt is to ramble here and there; to stroll; to make an excursion while outing is present participle of lang=en.

jaunt

English

Noun

(en noun)
  • (archaic) A wearisome journey.
  • * Our Savior, meek, and with untroubled mind After his aëry jaunt , though hurried sore. Hungry and cold, betook him to his rest. - Milton
  • A short excursion for pleasure or refreshment; a ramble; a short journey.

    • Verb

    (en verb)
  • To ramble here and there; to stroll; to make an excursion.
  • To ride on a jaunting car.
  • (obsolete) To jolt; to jounce.
    • (Bale)

    Derived terms

    * jaunting car

    Anagrams

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    References

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    outing

    English

    Noun

    (wikipedia outing) (en noun)
  • A pleasure trip or excursion.
  • The practice of publicly revealing that a person is homosexual without that person's consent.
  • An appearance to perform in public, for example in a drama, film, on a musical album, as a sports contestant etc.
  • * 2012 , BBC News: Daniel Radcliffe defends casting as poet Allen Ginsberg [http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/entertainment-arts-16652271]:
    • The role is the latest dramatic outing for Radcliffe since the end of the successful Potter franchise.

    Verb

    (head)