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 and ex-wife Jennifer Aniston, 55, met while working on the movie “Wanderlust” in 2010, got engaged in 2012 and finally pulled off a surprise backyard wedding in August 2015.

From Los Angeles Times

The annual expression of wanderlust that accompanies the start of the summer travel season is happening at a time when Americans tell pollsters they are worried about the economy and the direction of the country.

From Seattle Times

The annual expression of wanderlust is happening at a time when Americans tell pollsters they are worried about the economy and the direction of the country.

From Seattle Times

Betts represented country's strongest influence in the band's musical style—his big hit "Ramblin' Man" sets the lyrics of a man “born in the back seat of a Greyhound bus rollin’ down Highway 41” to buoyant music evocative of untroubled wanderlust.

From Salon

The work revealed a previously unseen structural state of GltPh, in which the transporter is locked and functionally asleep, uncovering the basis of 'wanderlust' kinetics.

From Science Daily

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