wanderlust
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- noun
- /ˈwɒndərˌlʌst/
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ansia de viajar
- We have this wanderlust, we have this insatiable desire to see what's over the next hill.
- fuel your wanderlust
- sense of wanderlust
- itch for wanderlust
Examples
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But wanderlust eventually strikes again, and Gulliver must travel; it's in his job description.
Fiction book (1992) -
She felt a strong wanderlust as she looked at the maps of distant countries.
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Course, I never know where I'll be, me with the wanderlust and all.
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I had a wanderlust for wide open spaces and it brought me here.
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Was it the eternal wanderlust or something deeper?
Fiction book (2000) -
When you've got the wanderlust in your blood, I know you just can't ignore it.
Blog text (3) -
Lately, however, the book that gave me the strongest wanderlust was Death Comes for the Archbishop by Willa Cather.
Blog text (11) -
Consider the wanderlust of Davy Crockett or of the Ingalls family in the Little House books.
Blog text (27) -
More importantly, he was infected with the compulsive restlessness that the literati call wanderlust.
Academic text (1998) -
Her wanderlust drives her to explore new countries every year.
Synonyms
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To want very much to go to new places
A strong wish to travel to new places
A strong wish to travel and live in different places
A strong wish to travel to wild places like rainforests for adventure
To want very much to try new exciting things
A strong wish to try exciting or unusual experiences
Antonyms
How Strong
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Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
Wanderlust comes from German and joins the English word wander, meaning 'to walk or travel without a plan', and lust, meaning 'desire'. So, wanderlust is literally a 'desire to wander', which explains why it means a strong wish to travel.