jaunt vs excursion

jaunt and excursion both are nouns.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
jaunt	Yes	No	Yes	No
excursion	Yes	No	No	No

As nouns, jaunt and excursion are synonyms defined as:

Other synonyms of jaunt include expedition, junket, outing, pleasure trip, sashay.

jaunt (noun)	excursion (noun)
a journey taken for pleasure	a journey taken for pleasure
	wandering from the main path of a journey

jaunt (verb)	excursion (verb)
make a trip for pleasure