journey
A set amount of travelling, seen as a single unit; a discrete trip, a voyage.
Noun 4 meanings
A set amount of travelling, seen as a single unit; a discrete trip, a voyage.
“The journey to London takes two hours by train.”
Any process or progression likened to a journey, especially one that involves difficulties or personal development.
“the journey to political freedom”
The progress of a customer through a system, often a computer system.
“We need to map out the user journey and make it more efficient.”
The weight of finished coins delivered at one time to the Master of the Mint.
Verb 1 meaning
To travel, to make a trip or voyage.
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.
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JOURNEY at a glance
JOURNEY has 7 letters and scores 17 points in Scrabble (J 8 + O 1 + U 1 + R 1 + N 1 + E 1 + Y 4) and 20 in Words With Friends, before board bonuses. It ranks #2,201 by how often it appears in everyday English. It is valid in ENABLE, NWL2023, Collins/SOWPODS.
Rhymes with journey
All rhymes- MONEY10
- ATTORNEY11
- HONEY11
- KIDNEY14
- RODNEY10
- CHIMNEY17
- BARNEY11
- SWEENEY13
- HACKNEY19
- CARNEY11
- GURNEY10
- TOURNEY10
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