journey

[ jur-nee ]

noun

, plural jour·neys.

1. a traveling from one place to another, usually taking a rather long time; trip:

   a six-day journey across the desert.

   Synonyms: tour, jaunt, excursion

2. a distance, course, or area traveled or suitable for traveling:

   a desert journey.

3. a period of travel:

   a week's journey.

4. passage or progress from one stage to another:

   the journey to success.

verb (used without object)

, jour·neyed, jour·ney·ing.

1. to make a journey; travel.

   Synonyms: peregrinate, rove, roam

journey

/ ˈdʒɜːnɪ /

noun

1. a travelling from one place to another; trip or voyage
2. 1. the distance travelled in a journey
   2. the time taken to make a journey

verb

1. intr to make a journey

Derived Forms

• ˈjourneyer, noun

Other Words From

• journey·er noun
• outjourney verb (used with object) outjourneyed outjourneying

Word History and Origins

Origin of journey¹

First recorded in 1175–1225; Middle English journee “day,” from Old French, from unattested Vulgar Latin diurnāta “a day's time, day's work, etc.,” equivalent to Latin diurn(us) “daily” + -āta, feminine of -ātus -ate ¹; -ade ¹

Word History and Origins

Origin of journey¹

C13: from Old French journee a day, a day's travelling, from Latin diurnum day's portion; see diurnal

Synonym Study

See trip ¹.

Example Sentences

The brokers then scout out potential “crew members” who can earn substantial discounts for working the journey.

From The Daily Beast

The next day, after driving to Putney on the outskirts of London, we start the end of our journey.

From The Daily Beast

The NYPD Emerald Society pipes and drums struck up a slow march and the procession began the journey to the cemetery.

From The Daily Beast

We began a journey with Koenig in the first episode of Serial.

From The Daily Beast

But the sunlight is threatening to fade and a three-and-a-half-hour river journey back to Kisangani looms.

From The Daily Beast

With a hammer the boy knocked off some of the slats of the small box in which Squinty had made his journey.

From Project Gutenberg

Then summoning a smart young jemadar with whom he had talked a good deal during the journey, he asked him to read the chit.

From Project Gutenberg

But dismissing them from our thoughts for the time being, as we did then from our presence, let us continue our journey.

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If the journey is now distasteful to her, she has but her own rashness to blame in having sought it herself.

From Project Gutenberg

It was past sundown when they left San Bernardino, but a full moon made the night as good as day for their journey.

From Project Gutenberg

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