The difference between Journey and Wayfare

When used as nouns, journey means a set amount of travelling, seen as a single unit, whereas wayfare means travel, journeying.

When used as verbs, journey means to travel, to make a trip or voyage, whereas wayfare means to travel.

check bellow for the other definitions of Journey and Wayfare

  1. Journey as a noun:

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

  2. Journey as a noun (obsolete):

    A day.

  3. Journey as a noun (obsolete):

    A day's travelling; the distance travelled in a day.

  4. Journey as a noun (obsolete):

    A day's work.

  5. Journey as a noun:

    The weight of finished coins delivered at one time to the Master of the Mint.

  6. Journey as a noun (collective, colloquial):

    A group of giraffes.

  1. Journey as a verb:

    To travel, to make a trip or voyage.

  1. Wayfare as a noun (archaic):

    Travel, journeying.

  1. Wayfare as a verb (intransitive, archaic):

    To travel; make a journey.

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