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Wander vs Saunter - What's the difference?

wander | saunter | Synonyms |

Saunter is a synonym of wander.



As verbs the difference between wander and saunter

is that wander is to move without purpose or specified destination; often in search of livelihood while saunter is to stroll, or walk at a leisurely pace.

As nouns the difference between wander and saunter

is that wander is the act or instance of wandering while saunter is a leisurely walk or stroll.

wander

English

Verb

(en verb)
  • (lb) To move without purpose or specified destination; often in search of livelihood.
  • :
  • *(Bible), (w) xi.37:
  • *:They wandered about in sheepskins and goatskins.
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  • *:“A tight little craft,” was Austin’s invariable comment on the matron;. ¶ Near her wandered her husband, orientally bland, invariably affable, and from time to time squinting sideways, as usual, in the ever-renewed expectation that he might catch a glimpse of his stiff, retroussé moustache.
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  • *:There is an hour or two, after the passengers have embarked, which is disquieting and fussy.Stewards, carrying cabin trunks, swarm in the corridors. Passengers wander restlessly about or hurry, with futile energy, from place to place.
  • (lb) To stray; stray from one's course; err.
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  • *(Bible), (Psalms) cxix.10:
  • *:O, let me not wander from thy commandments.
  • (lb) To commit adultery.
  • (lb) To go somewhere indirectly or at varying speeds; to move in a curved path.
  • (lb) Of the mind, to lose focus or clarity of argument or attention.

    • Conjugation

    (en-conj-simple)

    Synonyms

    * (move without purpose) err, roam * (commit adultery) cheat * (go somewhere indirectly) * (lose focus) drift

    Derived terms

    * wander off * wanderer * wanderlust

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • The act or instance of wandering.
    • To go for a wander

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    saunter

    English

    Verb

    (en verb)
  • To stroll, or walk at a leisurely pace
  • * Masson
    • One could lie under elm trees in a lawn, or saunter in meadows by the side of a stream.

    Synonyms

    * amble * stroll * wander

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • A leisurely walk or stroll.
  • * 1814 , Elizabeth Hervey, Amabel: Volume 1 (page 53)
    • Caroline
  • A leisurely pace.
  • (obsolete) A place for sauntering or strolling.
  • * Young
    • That wheel of fops, that saunter of the town.

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