seafaring

Meaning

Adj

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

Noun

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

Synonyms

nautical

seagoing

maritime

navigation

sailing

water travel

oceangoing

aflat

nautical life

marine

bluewater

naval

navigational

ocean-going

oceanic

sea

🌊

seaborne

Translations

navigation

marine

navigant

marinero

Etymology

Inherited from Middle English: safarinde

Cognate with Dutch: zeevarend

Cognate with German: seefahrend

Cognate with Danish: søfarende

Cognate with Swedish: sjöfarande

In summary

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”).