homesick

[ hohm-sik ]

adjective

1. sad or depressed from a longing for home or family while away from them for a long time.

homesick

/ ˈhəʊmˌsɪk /

adjective

1. depressed or melancholy at being away from home and family

Derived Forms

• ˈhomeˌsickness, noun

Other Words From

• homesickness noun

Word History and Origins

Origin of homesick¹

First recorded in 1790–1800; home + sick ¹

Example Sentences

He did feel homesick many times during his training period.

From Los Angeles Times

“I wanted to leave home but I was very homesick,” Ronan remembers.

From Los Angeles Times

Homesick throughout the shoot, he leaned on his old friend Sanada, with whom he worked on the Keanu Reeves film “47 Ronin.”

From Los Angeles Times

She also has 25 No. 1 Hot Country songs like “Yellow Roses,” “Think About Love,” “Tennessee Homesick Blues” and “Jolene.”

From Seattle Times

Created by homesick Italian American immigrants more than a century ago, pepperoni is now synonymous with pizza.

From Seattle Times

Related Words

• lonely
• wistful