wanderlust
Americannoun
noun
"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012Etymology
Origin of wanderlust
First recorded in 1850–55; from German, from wander(n) “to wander” ( wander ) + Lust “desire” ( lust )
Example Sentences
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He repeats the tall tales, and he sympathizes with their struggles with wanderlust and the challenge of finding civilian clothes that fit and are affordable.
He draws on the photographer’s diaries and autobiography to portray his subject as a gentle-souled adventurer, driven into a peripatetic life by wanderlust and financial necessity.
Before, the wanderlust was overtaking my desire to be in one place.
From Los Angeles Times
Whether the arrival of her cubs will stanch the bear’s wanderlust is anyone’s guess.
From Los Angeles Times
It encouraged wanderlust as Sal and Dean traveled across the country, indulging in their freedoms and desires with almost reckless abandon.
From Salon
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