Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- noun A very strong or irresistible impulse to travel.
from The Century Dictionary.
- noun A natural impulse to change of place; a craze for travel.
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.
- noun A strong
impulse orlonging totravel
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- noun very strong or irresistible impulse to travel
Etymologies
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition
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Examples
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Her inspiration for the wanderlust is a string of beads called japa malas which contain 108 beads.
Eat, Pray, Love (copy) ____Maggie 2007
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Her inspiration for the wanderlust is a string of beads called japa malas which contain 108 beads.
Archive 2007-08-01 ____Maggie 2007
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As I have posted before from the days of H. habilis (and some would argue afarensis) 'wanderlust' is built into our genes and thus we have spread not only into every habitable niche but the uninhabitable ones too.
Wayne Hale's NASA Blog: Why Climb the Highest Mountain? - NASA Watch 2009
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In spite of the fears, the wanderlust is still there.
The Riddle of Home 2006
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But I can barely be in our apartment for more than 30 minutes before my wanderlust is gnawing at me again to get myself back outside.
Meme: Childhood Memories. It's all about food. Michele 2005
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But I can barely be in our apartment for more than 30 minutes before my wanderlust is gnawing at me again to get myself back outside.
A week in Paris.. Michele 2005
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"Your parents have what's called wanderlust," she had explained to Paige, who thirty-three years later remembered every word of that conversation.
Broken Symmetry Angela Brett 2010
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SS: I feel like the term "wanderlust" kind of encompasses my life.
Mike Ragogna: Motown & The Hitmen : Conversations with Smokey Robinson, Jimmy Ryan, and Sarah Sample Mike Ragogna 2010
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SS: I feel like the term "wanderlust" kind of encompasses my life.
Mike Ragogna: Motown & The Hitmen : Conversations with Smokey Robinson, Jimmy Ryan, and Sarah Sample Mike Ragogna 2010
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SS: I feel like the term "wanderlust" kind of encompasses my life.
Mike Ragogna: Motown & The Hitmen : Conversations with Smokey Robinson, Jimmy Ryan, and Sarah Sample Mike Ragogna 2010
andrew.simone commented on the word wanderlust
I certainly possess it.
December 7, 2006
brusselsprouts commented on the word wanderlust
Up there on my list of favourites....
January 27, 2008
wordlover42 commented on the word wanderlust
This word's one of my favorites. It was on one of the lists I studied for spelling, and I took a liking to it.
June 20, 2009