Definition of WAYFARING

wayfaring

Plural: wayfarings

Noun

  • traveling (especially on foot)
  • Travel, especially on foot.

Adjective Satellite

  • traveling especially on foot
    • "a poor wayfaring stranger"

Adj

  • Travelling, especially on foot.
  • Peripatetic.

Verb

  • present participle and gerund of wayfare

Origin / Etymology

From Middle English wayferande, weyverinde, wayverinde, from Old English weġfarende, weġfērende (“wayfaring”), equivalent to way + faring. Cognate with Icelandic vegfarandi. More at wayfare.

Synonyms

peripatetic

Scrabble Score: 19

wayfaring is a valid Scrabble (US) TWL word
wayfaring is a valid Scrabble Word in Merriam-Webster MW Dictionary
wayfaring is a valid Scrabble Word in International Collins CSW Dictionary

Words With Friends Score: 20

wayfaring is a valid Words With Friends word