wanderlust
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wanderlust¹
- /ˈwɒndəlʌst/ UK
- /ˈwɑndɚˌlʌst/ US
Where it comes from
Borrowed from German Wanderlust (“an urge to travel; a love of the ‘great outdoors’”), from wandern (“to wander; to hike”) (ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *wendʰ- (“to turn; to wind”)) + Lust (“a desire, a wish to do or have something; fun, pleasure”) (possibly ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *lewH- (“to separate; to set free; to untie”)); analysable as wander + lust.
noun wanderlusts · Wanderlust
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A strong impulse or longing to travel.
Very often we made detours from the main caravan, rejoining it at a given spot, and this spirit of "wanderlust" brought us into a nice quandary one fine day.
Similar: farsickness, itchy feet, travel bug · Opposite: Heimweh, homesickness
- An impulse to be unfaithful or seek out other romantic or sexual partners; a straying heart. Males like lots of rapid anonymous sex. It's a biological drive. When you get a male-female couple together the male often gives up his wanderlust in exchange for the security of having a home.
verb wanderlusts · wanderlusting · wanderlusted · Wanderlust
- To feel a strong impulse or longing to travel. Yes, he probably saw a picture of the South Sea islands last night, and now he is wanderlusting.
- To roam or travel widely. "Be assured that we will never weary listening to tales related by one who has wanderlusted so many years," flattered Mrs. Cunningham, [...]
Wanderlust²
noun Wanderlusts
- Alternative letter-case form of wanderlust The Wanderlust has lured me to the seven lonely seas, / Has dumped me on the tailing-piles of dearth; / The Wanderlust has haled me from the morris chairs of ease, / Has hurled me to the ends of all the earth.
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noun strong impulse or longing to travel
| Español | pasión de viajar |
|---|---|
| 한국어 | 방랑벽 bangnangbyeok |
| 日本語 | 旅心 tabigokoro |
| 中文 | 旅行癖 lǚxíngpì |
| Português | wanderlust |
| Français | bougeotte, errance |
| Deutsch | Wanderlust, Fernweh, Reiselust |
| Italiano | filapodemia |
| Ελληνικά | φιλαποδημία filapodimía, ταξιδομανία taxidomanía, περιπλάνηση periplánisi |
| Русский | страсть к путешествиям strastʹ k putešestvijam |
Talk about this word "wanderlust." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/wanderlust. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026. wanderlust. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/wanderlust "wanderlust." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/wanderlust.Cite this
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title = {wanderlust},
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