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jaunts

Noun
Pronunciation

Understanding ARPABET Pronunciation

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The pronunciation guide uses the ARPABET phonetic system—the same system used in speech recognition and text-to-speech applications.

Vowel Examples:
AE1 = cat, bat
EH1 = bed, head
IY1 = see, me
OW1 = go, boat
UW1 = boot, do
Stress Numbers:
0 = no stress (unstressed)
1 = primary stress (loud)
2 = secondary stress (medium)
Example:
AH0 TH IY1 N AH0
= a-THEE-na (Athena)

The stressed syllable (marked with 1) is pronounced louder and clearer than others.

Quick Definition

Brief, enjoyable excursions or pleasure trips; suggests lighthearted adventure or casual escapes in light verse.

Detailed Definition
A jaunt is a brief excursion or outing, often a cheerful one. Hardy uses the word in the husband’s letter to show his plans for ordinary domestic happiness before the news of his death.
Example
Example in poetry:
“And of home-planned jaunts of brake and burn” uses jaunts for short excursions; “Their Sunday jaunts led down to the river” suggests leisurely travel; “She took no jaunts, only bus rides between shifts” revises the word’s carefree association in a contemporary setting; A jaunt is usually brief and pleasure-oriented, unlike a journey or expedition
Additional Notes
"Jaunts" is a somewhat literary word for outings, and in this poem it may be less familiar than more basic travel words.; Found in the poem, A Wife in London by Thomas Hardy
Also Known As
excursions outings adventures
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