Journey

Pronunciation

IPA: /ËˆdÊ’ÉœË(É¹)ni/
Rhymes: -ÉœË(É¹)ni

Origin

From Middle English journee, from Old French jornee, from Medieval Latin diurnata ("a day's work, a day's journey, a fixed day, a day"), from Latin diurnus ("daily"), from diÄ“s ("day").

Full definition of journey

Noun

journey

(plural journeys)

A set amount of travelling, seen as a single unit; a discrete trip, a voyage.

2012, w, Well-connected Brains, Creating a complete map of the human connectome would therefore be a monumental milestone but not the end of the journey to understanding how our brains work.

(obsolete) A day.
(obsolete) A day's travelling; the distance travelled in a day.
(obsolete) A day's work.

1485, Thomas Malory, Le Morte Darthur, Book VI:But whan ye have done that journey, ye shall promyse me, as ye ar a trew knyght, for to go and helpe me and other damesels that ar dystressed dayly with a false knyght.

Hyponyms

Verb

To travel, to make a trip or voyage.

Synonyms

wayfare