different between destination vs itinerary

English

Etymology

From Latin d?stin?ti?, from d?stin? (“to destine”).

Pronunciation

• (Received Pronunciation, General American) IPA^(key): /d?st??ne???n/
• Rhymes: -e???n

Noun

destination (plural destinations)

1. (archaic) The act of destining or appointing.
2. Purpose for which anything is destined; predetermined end, object, or use; ultimate design.
3. The place set for the end of a journey, or to which something is sent; place or point aimed at.

Usage notes

• Often used attributively to indicate desirability, as in a destination resort (a resort that is a fine, desirable destination) or destination wedding.

Derived terms

• destination board
• destination wedding

Related terms

• destinate
• destine
• destiny

Translations

Anagrams

• stannoidite

French

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /d?s.ti.na.sj??/

Noun

destination f (plural destinations)

1. destination

Further reading

• “destination” in Trésor de la langue française informatisé (The Digitized Treasury of the French Language).

English

Etymology

From Late Latin itinerarius (“pertaining to a journey”), neuter itiner?rium (“an account of a journey, a road-book”), from iter (“a way, journey”); see itinerate, itinerant.

Pronunciation

• (UK) IPA^(key): /a??t?n??i/
• (US) IPA^(key): /a??t?n????i/

Noun

itinerary (plural itineraries)

1. A written schedule of activities for a vacation or road trip.
2. A route or proposed route of a journey.
3. An account or record of a journey.
4. A guidebook for travellers.

Translations

Adjective

itinerary (comparative more itinerary, superlative most itinerary)

1. itinerant; travelling from place to place; done on a journey

   • It were rather an itinerary circuit of justice than a progress.

Further reading

• itinerary in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, G. & C. Merriam, 1913.
• itinerary in The Century Dictionary, New York, N.Y.: The Century Co., 1911.
• itinerary at OneLook Dictionary Search