Definition of JOURNEY

journey

Plural: journeys

Noun

  • the act of traveling from one place to another
  • A set amount of travelling, seen as a single unit; a discrete trip, a voyage.
  • Any process or progression likened to a journey, especially one that involves difficulties or personal development.
  • A day.
  • A day's travelling; the distance travelled in a day.
  • A day's work.
  • The weight of finished coins delivered at one time to the Master of the Mint.
  • A group of giraffes.
  • The total time spent melting and working one piece.

Verb

Verb Forms: journeyed, journeying, journeys

  • To travel from one place to another.
  • undertake a journey or trip
  • travel upon or across
  • To travel, to make a trip or voyage.

Examples

  • His tiles would JOURNEY across the board, connecting disparate letters into a single word.
  • my journey of dealing with grief
  • The journey to London takes two hours by train.
  • the journey to political freedom

Origin / 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.

Scrabble Score: 17

journey: valid Scrabble (US) TWL Word
journey: valid Scrabble Word in Merriam-Webster MW Dictionary
journey: valid Scrabble Word in International Collins CSW Dictionary

Words With Friends Score: 20

journey: valid Words With Friends Word