wanderlust

Etymology

1902, borrowing or calque of German Wanderlust (“desire for wandering”), compound of Wander (noun form of wandern (“to wander”)) and Lust (“pleasure, joy”), equivalent to English wander +‎ lust.

Pronunciation

• (General American) IPA^(key): /ˈwɑndɚˌlʌst/
• (Received Pronunciation) IPA^(key): /ˈwɒndəˌlʌst/
• IPA^(key): /ˈvændəˌlʊst/
• Hyphenation: wan‧der‧lust

Noun

wanderlust (countable and uncountable, plural wanderlusts)

1. A strong impulse or longing to travel.

   Synonyms: itchy feet, travel bug

   Antonym: homesickness

   • 1912, Robert W. Service, “The Wanderlust”, in Rhymes of a Rolling Stone:

     The Wanderlust has lured me to the seven lonely seas, / Has dumped me on the tailing-piles of dearth; / The Wanderlust has haled me from the morris chairs of ease, / Has hurled me to the ends of all the earth.

Noun

wanderlust m or f (in variation) (uncountable)

1. wanderlust (a strong impulse or longing to travel)