wanderlust

== English == === Alternative forms === Wanderlust === Etymology === 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. === Pronunciation === (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /ˈwɒndəlʌst/ (General American) IPA(key): /ˈwɑndɚˌlʌst/ Hyphenation: wan‧der‧lust === Noun === wanderlust (countable and uncountable, plural wanderlusts) A strong impulse or longing to travel. Synonyms: farsickness (rare), itchy feet, travel bug Antonyms: Heimweh (rare), homesickness An impulse to be unfaithful or seek out other romantic or sexual partners; a straying heart. ==== Derived terms ==== ==== Translations ==== === Verb === wanderlust (third-person singular simple present wanderlusts, present participle wanderlusting, simple past and past participle wanderlusted) (intransitive) To feel a strong impulse or longing to travel. (intransitive) To roam or travel widely. ==== Translations ==== ==== See also ==== dromomania (historical psychiatric diagnosis) footloose hypermobility (frequent traveling) itchy feet travel bug Thesaurus:craving === Further reading === wanderlust on Wikipedia.Wikipedia wanderlust (disambiguation) on Wikipedia.Wikipedia == Dutch == === Etymology === Borrowed from German Wanderlust (“urge to travel; love of the ‘great outdoors’”), from wandern (“to wander; to hike”) (ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *wendʰ- (“to turn; to wind”)) + Lust (“desire, wish to do or have something; fun, pleasure”) (possibly ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *lewH- (“to separate; to set free; to untie”)); analyzable as wanderen +‎ lust. === Noun === wanderlust f (uncountable, no diminutive) wanderlust (a strong impulse or longing to travel) Synonyms: reiskoorts, reislust, zwerflust ==== Derived terms ==== wanderlustig