Definition of SEAFARING

seafaring

Meanings

Plural: seafarings

Noun

  • the work of a sailor
  • travel by water
  • The act, process, or practice of travelling the seas, such as by sailing or steaming.
  • The work or calling of a seafarer, especially a sailor.

Adjective Satellite

  • used on the high seas
    • "seafaring vessels"

Adj

  • Living one's life at sea.
  • Fit to travel on the sea; seagoing.

Origin / Etymology

From Middle English safarinde, see farand, se farinde, equivalent to sea + faring (“travelling; journeying; going”). Compare Old English sǣ-līþende (“seafaring”). Cognate with Dutch zeevarend (“seafaring”), German Low German seefahrend (“seafaring”),
German seefahrend (“seafaring”), Danish søfarende (“seafaring”), Swedish sjöfarande (“seafaring”).

Synonyms

navigation, oceangoing, sailing, seagoing, water travel

Scrabble Score: 13

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

Words With Friends Score: 15

seafaring is a valid Words With Friends word