Saunter — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

a careless leisurely gait

a leisurely walk (usually in some public place)

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/sˈɔːntɚ/

🇬🇧British English

/sˈɔːntə/

🇮🇳Indian English

/sˈɔːntə/

2 syllables Say it as /sˈɔːntɚ/.

Examples

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

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

promenade perambulation stroll amble

Parts of Speech

noun	a careless leisurely gait “he walked with a kind of saunter as if he hadn't a care in the world”
noun	a leisurely walk (usually in some public place)
verb	walk leisurely and with no apparent aim

Word Forms

saunter	verb	walk leisurely and with no apparent aim
perambulate	verb	walk with no particular goal
ambulate	verb	walk about; not be bedridden or incapable of walking
amble	verb	walk leisurely
promenade	verb	take a leisurely walk
stroll	verb	walk leisurely and with no apparent aim
stroll	noun	a leisurely walk (usually in some public place)
stroller	noun	someone who walks at a leisurely pace
saunter	noun	a leisurely walk (usually in some public place)
saunterer	noun	someone who walks at a leisurely pace

Around the World

Europe

🇩🇪German

schlendern

ein nachlässiger, gemächlicher Gang

🇫🇷French

flâner

une démarche insouciante et tranquille

🇪🇸Spanish

paseo

un andar descuidado y pausado

🇮🇹Italian

passeggiare

un'andatura rilassata e spensierata

🇳🇱Dutch

slenteren

een zorgeloze, ontspannen gang

🇵🇹Portuguese

passear

um andar descuidado e vagaroso

🇷🇺Russian

прогуливаться

небрежная неторопливая походка

India

🇮🇳Hindi

सैर

एक लापरवाह इत्मीनान भरी चाल

🇧🇩Bengali

সান্টার

একটি উদাসীন অবসরভাবে চলাফেরা

🇮🇳Tamil

வேட்டைக்காரன்

ஒரு கவனக்குறைவான நிதானமான நடை

🇮🇳Telugu

సాంటర్

ఒక అజాగ్రత్త తీరిక నడక

🇮🇳Marathi

सैंटर

एक निष्काळजी आरामशीर चाल

🇮🇳Gujarati

સાન્ટર

બેદરકાર આરામથી ચાલવું

🇮🇳Kannada

ಸಾಂಟರ್

ನಿರಾತಂಕದ ವಿರಾಮದ ನಡಿಗೆ

🇮🇳Punjabi

ਸੌਂਟਰ

ਇੱਕ ਲਾਪਰਵਾਹ ਆਰਾਮਦਾਇਕ ਚਾਲ

🇵🇰Urdu

ساونٹر

ایک لاپرواہ تفریحی چال

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

溜达

漫不经心的悠闲步态

🇯🇵Japanese

散歩者

不注意なのんびりとした歩き方

🇰🇷Korean

산책

부주의한 여유로운 걸음걸이

🇻🇳Vietnamese

đi lang thang

dáng đi nhàn nhã bất cẩn

🇹🇭Thai

เดินเล่น

การเดินอย่างไม่ระมัดระวัง

🇮🇩Indonesian

berjalan santai

gaya berjalan santai yang ceroboh

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

مشى

مشية غير مبالية على مهل

🇮🇷Persian

سونگر

یک راه رفتن آرام بی دقت

🇹🇷Turkish

aylaklık etmek

dikkatsiz, yavaş bir yürüyüş

🇮🇱Hebrew

לְטַיֵל לְהַנָאַתוֹ

הליכה נינוחה רשלנית

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The primary meaning of 'saunter' is 'a careless leisurely gait'.

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