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noun
A strong impulse or longing to travel.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: countable, uncountable
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Synonyms: farsickness, itchy feet, travel bug
Antonyms: Heimweh, homesickness
noun
An impulse to be unfaithful or seek out other romantic or sexual partners; a straying heart.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: countable, uncountable
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Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
noun
Alternative letter-case form of wanderlust.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: alt-of, countable, uncountable
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Antonyms: none provided
verb
To feel a strong impulse or longing to travel.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: intransitive
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verb
To roam or travel widely.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: intransitive
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noun
very strong or irresistible impulse to travel
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Synonyms: itchy feet
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: urge, impulse
History
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.
Across languages
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