English Explanatory Dictionary

journey

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. A set amount of travelling, seen as a single unit; a discrete trip, a voyage.
  2. Any process or progression likened to a journey, especially one that involves difficulties or personal development.
  3. The progress of a customer through a system, often a computer system.
  4. A day.
  5. A day's travelling; the distance travelled in a day.
  6. A day's work.
  7. The weight of finished coins delivered at one time to the Master of the Mint.
  8. A group of giraffes.
  9. Life on Earth.
verb
  1. To travel, to make a trip or voyage.
noun
  1. The total time spent melting and working one piece.
name
  1. A female given name from English.

Pronunciation

/ˈd͡ʒɝni/ /ˈd͡ʒɜːni/ en-us-journey.ogg En-uk-a journey.ogg

Word forms

journey journeys journeying journeyed

Etymology

From Middle English journe, from Old French jornee, from Vulgar Latin *diurnāta, from Late Latin diurnum, from Latin diurnus, from diēs (“day”). Displaced native Old English fær and Old English faru.

Synonyms

fare journey sith trip wayfare

Related words

move vehicle

Derived words

a journey of a thousand miles begins with a single step journeyer journeylike journeyman journeyperson journeywoman journeywork memory journey microjourney outjourney Sabbath-day's journey wedding journey
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