"seafaring" meaning in English

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Adjective

Forms: more seafaring [comparative], most seafaring [superlative]
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”). Etymology templates: {{inh|en|enm|safarinde}} Middle English safarinde, {{m|enm|see farand}} see farand, {{m|enm|se farinde}} se farinde, {{compound|en|sea|faring|t2=travelling; journeying; going}} sea + faring (“travelling; journeying; going”), {{noncog|ang|sǣlīþende|sǣ-līþende|t=seafaring}} Old English sǣ-līþende (“seafaring”), {{cog|nl|zeevarend|t=seafaring}} Dutch zeevarend (“seafaring”), {{cog|nds-de|seefahrend|t=seafaring}} German Low German seefahrend (“seafaring”), {{cog|de|seefahrend|t=seafaring}} German seefahrend (“seafaring”), {{cog|da|søfarende|t=seafaring}} Danish søfarende (“seafaring”), {{cog|sv|sjöfarande|t=seafaring}} Swedish sjöfarande (“seafaring”) Head templates: {{en-adj}} seafaring (comparative more seafaring, superlative most seafaring)
  1. Living one's life at sea. Translations (following a life at sea): ναυτικός (nautikós) (Ancient Greek), ποντόπορος (pontóporos) (Ancient Greek), моряшки (morjaški) (Bulgarian), merenkulkija- (Finnish), ზღვაოსანი (zɣvaosani) (Georgian), permarīnus (Latin), marrinagh (Manx), sjøfarende (Norwegian Bokmål), sjøfarande (Norwegian Nynorsk), мореходный (morexodnyj) [masculine] (Russian), cuantach (Scottish Gaelic)
    Sense id: en-seafaring-en-adj-gjclcgM7 Disambiguation of 'following a life at sea': 96 4
  2. Fit to travel on the sea; seagoing. Translations (fit to travel on the sea; seagoing): мореходен (morehoden) (Bulgarian), permarīnus (Latin)
    Sense id: en-seafaring-en-adj-BuK3xAQr Disambiguation of 'fit to travel on the sea; seagoing': 2 98
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 1

Noun

Forms: seafarings [plural]
Etymology: From sea + faring. Etymology templates: {{compound|en|sea|faring}} sea + faring Head templates: {{en-noun}} seafaring (plural seafarings)
  1. The act, process, or practice of travelling the seas, such as by sailing or steaming. Translations (the act, process, or practice of travelling the seas): ზღვაოსნობა (zɣvaosnoba) (Georgian), морепла́вання (moreplávannja) [neuter] (Ukrainian), морепла́вство (moreplávstvo) [neuter] (Ukrainian)
    Sense id: en-seafaring-en-noun--LsoaFZq Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 6 23 66 5 Disambiguation of 'the act, process, or practice of travelling the seas': 98 2
  2. The work or calling of a seafarer, especially a sailor. Translations (work or calling of a sailor): dənizçilik (Azerbaijani), мореплаване (moreplavane) [neuter] (Bulgarian), merenkulku (Finnish), ზღვაოსნობა (zɣvaosnoba) (Georgian), მეზღვაურობა (mezɣvauroba) (Georgian)
    Sense id: en-seafaring-en-noun-R5P2l3Vd Disambiguation of 'work or calling of a sailor': 4 96
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 2

Inflected forms

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      "tags": [
        "neuter"
      ],
      "word": "морепла́вство"
    },
    {
      "code": "az",
      "lang": "Azerbaijani",
      "sense": "work or calling of a sailor",
      "word": "dənizçilik"
    },
    {
      "code": "bg",
      "lang": "Bulgarian",
      "roman": "moreplavane",
      "sense": "work or calling of a sailor",
      "tags": [
        "neuter"
      ],
      "word": "мореплаване"
    },
    {
      "code": "fi",
      "lang": "Finnish",
      "sense": "work or calling of a sailor",
      "word": "merenkulku"
    },
    {
      "code": "ka",
      "lang": "Georgian",
      "roman": "zɣvaosnoba",
      "sense": "work or calling of a sailor",
      "word": "ზღვაოსნობა"
    },
    {
      "code": "ka",
      "lang": "Georgian",
      "roman": "mezɣvauroba",
      "sense": "work or calling of a sailor",
      "word": "მეზღვაურობა"
    }
  ],
  "word": "seafaring"
}

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