Sojournings

Part of speech: noun

Definitions

1. The act of residing somewhere for a short or limited period before moving on
2. A brief period spent living or staying in a location that is not permanent
3. Temporary residence or visit to a place without permanent settlement

Etymology: "Sojournings" is simply the plural of "sojourning," a noun for a short, temporary stay in a place. The plural form is used when several such stays are being described together, as in a traveller listing the places where they have spent brief spells away from home. Because the base noun is the more useful one to trace, the story lies there: the word it is built from carries the sense of a temporary dwelling rather than a permanent home.

Synonyms: stays, visits, stops, residences, temporary stays

Antonyms: departures, leavings, exits, absences, evacuations