different between journey vs wandering

English

Etymology

From Middle English journe, jorney, 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 di?s (“day”). Displaced native reys.

Pronunciation

• (General American) IPA^(key): /?d???ni/
• (Received Pronunciation) IPA^(key): /?d????ni/
• Rhymes: -??(?)ni

Noun

journey (plural journeys)

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

2. (figuratively) Any process or progression likened to a journey, especially one that involves difficulties or personal development.

3. (obsolete) A day.
4. (obsolete) A day's travelling; the distance travelled in a day.
5. (obsolete) A day's work.
6. The weight of finished coins delivered at one time to the Master of the Mint.
7. (collective, colloquial) A group of giraffes.

Hyponyms

• See also Thesaurus:journey

Translations

Verb

journey (third-person singular simple present journeys, present participle journeying, simple past and past participle journeyed)

1. To travel, to make a trip or voyage.

Synonyms

• wayfare

Translations

Further reading

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

Middle English

Noun

journey

1. Alternative form of journe

English

Etymology

wander +? -ing

Pronunciation

• (General American) IPA^(key): /?w?nd????/
• (Received Pronunciation) IPA^(key): /?w?nd????/

Adjective

wandering (not comparable)

1. Which wanders; travelling from place to place.
2. (medicine, of an organ) Abnormally capable of moving in certain directions.

   a wandering kidney; a wandering liver

Derived terms

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Noun

wandering (plural wanderings)

1. Travelling without preset route; roaming.
2. Irregular turning of the eyes.
3. Aimless thought.
4. Straying from a desired path.
5. (chiefly in the plural) Disordered speech or delirium.

Derived terms

• outwandering

Translations

Verb

wandering

1. present participle of wander

Anagrams

• wardening