wanderlust

[won-der-luhst]

noun

1. a strong, innate desire to rove or travel about.

wanderlust

/ ˈwɒndəˌlʌst /

noun

1. a great desire to travel and rove about

wanderlust

1. A German word for the irresistibly strong desire to travel or wander.

Word History and Origins

Origin of wanderlust¹

First recorded in 1850–55; from German, from wander(n) “to wander” ( wander ) + Lust “desire” ( lust )

Word History and Origins

Origin of wanderlust¹

German, literally: wander desire

Example Sentences

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.

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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.

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Before, the wanderlust was overtaking my desire to be in one place.

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Whether the arrival of her cubs will stanch the bear’s wanderlust is anyone’s guess.

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It encouraged wanderlust as Sal and Dean traveled across the country, indulging in their freedoms and desires with almost reckless abandon.

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