Definitions for saunter
ˈsɔn tər, ˈsɑn-saunter

Princeton's WordNetRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. saunternoun

   a careless leisurely gait

   "he walked with a kind of saunter as if he hadn't a care in the world"

2. amble, promenade, saunter, stroll, perambulationverb

   a leisurely walk (usually in some public place)

3. stroll, saunterverb

   walk leisurely and with no apparent aim

WiktionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. saunternoun

   A leisurely walk or stroll

2. saunternoun

   A leisurely pace

3. saunterverb

   To stroll, or walk at a leisurely pace

Samuel Johnson's DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. To Saunterverb

   To wander about idly; to loiter; to linger.

   Etymology: aller à la sainte terre, from idle people who roved about the country, and asked charity under pretence of going à la sainte terre, to the holy land; or sans terre, as having no settled home.

   The cormorant is still sauntering by the sea-side, to see if he can find any of his brass cast up. Roger L'Estrange.

   Tell me, why saunt’ring thus from place to place
   I meet thee? John Dryden, Juvenal.

   Though putting the mind upon an unusual stress that may discourage, ought to be avoided; yet this must not run it into a lazy sauntering about ordinary things. John Locke.

   Yourself look after him, to cure his sauntering at his business. John Locke.

   If men were weaned from their sauntering humour, wherein they let a good part of their lives run uselesly away, they would acquire skill in hundreds of things. John Locke.

   So the young ’squire, when first he comes
   From country school to Will’s or Tom’s,
   Without one notion of his own,
   He saunters wildly up and down. Matthew Prior.

   The brainless stripling
   Spells uncouth Latin, and pretends to Greek;
   A saunt’ring tribe! such born to wide estates,
   With yea and no in senates hold debates. Thomas Tickell.

   Here saunt’ring ’prentices o’er Otway weep. John Gay.

   Led by my hand, he saunter’d Europe round,
   And gather’d ev’ry vice. Dunciad.

ChatGPTRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. saunter

   Saunter is a verb that describes the action of walking in a slow, relaxed, or leisurely manner, often without a clear purpose or direction. It can also be used as a noun to describe a leisurely stroll or walk.

Webster DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Saunter

   to wander or walk about idly and in a leisurely or lazy manner; to lounge; to stroll; to loiter

2. Saunternoun

   a sauntering, or a sauntering place

Chambers 20th Century DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Saunter

   sawn′tėr, v.i. to wander about idly: to loiter: to lounge: to stroll: to dawdle.—n. a sauntering: a place for sauntering: a leisurely ramble.—ns. Saun′terer; Saun′tering.—adv. Saun′teringly. [M. E. saunteren—Anglo-Fr. sauntrer, to adventure out. Cf. Adventure. Sometimes erroneously explained as from Fr. sainte terre, holy land, from pilgrimages.]

Matched Categories

1. • Gait
   • Walk

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Anagrams for saunter »

1. aunters

2. natures

3. sea turn

4. seruant

5. tea-urns

6. unrates

How to pronounce saunter?

1. Alex

   US English

   David

   US English

   Mark

   US English

   Daniel

   British

   Libby

   British

   Mia

   British

   Karen

   Australian

   Hayley

   Australian

   Natasha

   Australian

   Veena

   Indian

   Priya

   Indian

   Neerja

   Indian

   Zira

   US English

   Oliver

   British

   Wendy

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   Fred

   US English

   Tessa

   South African

How to say saunter in sign language?

Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of saunter in Chaldean Numerology is: 8

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of saunter in Pythagorean Numerology is: 8

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References

1. ^ Princeton's WordNet
   http://wordnetweb.princeton.edu/perl/webwn?s=saunter
2. ^ Wiktionary
   https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/Saunter
3. ^ Samuel Johnson's Dictionary
   https://johnsonsdictionaryonline.com/views/search.php?term=saunter
4. ^ ChatGPT
   https://chat.openai.com
5. ^ Webster Dictionary
   https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/saunter
6. ^ Chambers 20th Century Dictionary
   https://www.gutenberg.org/files/37683/37683-h/37683-h.htm#:~:text=saunter
7. ^ Usage in printed sources
   https://books.google.com/ngrams/graph?content=saunter