journey
journey Lexical Profile
journey Game Scores & Validity
• noun
An act of traveling from one place to another, especially over a long distance.
"They embarked on a long journey across the continent by train."
A long and often difficult process of personal change and development.
"Her recovery from illness was an incredibly challenging emotional journey."
• verb
To travel from one place to another, especially over a significant distance.
"The explorers journeyed through the dense jungle for several weeks."
Word Nuance & Usage
While 'trip' usually implies a shorter, often round-trip excursion, 'journey' typically suggests a longer, more arduous travel experience or a significant metaphorical progression.
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Word Origin & Etymology
From Middle English 'journei', via Old French 'journee' (a day's travel, a day's work), from 'jour' (day), ultimately from Latin 'diurnus' (daily).
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