different between journey vs migrant

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

From French migrant

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /?ma????nt/

Noun

migrant (plural migrants)

1. A migratory bird or other animal.
2. Traveller or worker who moves from one region or country to another.
3. (informal) An immigrant or refugee.
4. Any of various pierid butterflies of the genus Catopsilia. Also called an emigrant.

Hyponyms

• emigrant
• immigrant

Related terms

• migrate
• migration

Translations

Adjective

migrant (comparative more migrant, superlative most migrant)

1. Migratory.

Anagrams

• Ntigram, marting

Catalan

Verb

migrant

1. present participle of migrar

Dutch

Etymology

Ultimately from Latin migrans.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /mi??r?nt/
• Hyphenation: mi?grant
• Rhymes: -?nt

Noun

migrant m (plural migranten, diminutive migrantje n, feminine migrante)

1. migrant

Hyponyms

• emigrant
• immigrant

French

Noun

migrant m (plural migrants)

1. Traveler or worker who moves from one region or country to another.

Adjective

migrant (feminine singular migrante, masculine plural migrants, feminine plural migrantes)

1. migrant, migratory

Verb

migrant

1. present participle of migrer

Latin

Verb

migrant

1. third-person plural present active indicative of migr?