Wanderlust Definition

wŏndər-lŭst
noun
An impulse, longing, or urge to wander or travel.
Webster's New World
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Noun

Singular:
wanderlust
Plural:
wanderlusts

Origin of Wanderlust

  • 1902, from German Wanderlust (“desire for wandering"), compound of Wander (noun form of wandern (“to wander")) and Lust (“pleasure, joy"), equivalent to English lust.

    From Wiktionary

  • German wandern to wander (from Middle High German) Lust desire (from Middle High German) (from Old High German las- in Indo-European roots)

    From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition

Wanderlust Sentence Examples

  • Over the years I traveled to almost 30 countries and really had the wanderlust.

  • These interests were amplified by a wanderlust inherited from his parents and reinforced by trips overseas early in his life.

  • But what is it about his surname that inspires such wanderlust.

  • Visit the Wanderlust California website for full details on registration and lineup.

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WWAWAN

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