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Dictionary: wan·der·lust   (wŏn'dər-lŭst') pronunciation
 
n.

A very strong or irresistible impulse to travel.

[German : wandern, to wander (from Middle High German) + Lust, desire (from Middle High German, from Old High German).]


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WordNet: wanderlust
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The noun has one meaning:

Meaning #1: very strong or irresistible impulse to travel
  Synonym: itchy feet


 
Wikipedia: Wanderlust
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Wanderlust is a loanword from German to English that designates a strong desire for or impulse to wander,[1] or, in modern usage, to travel and to explore the world.[2]

Etymology

The word came into English in 1875[1] or 1902[3] as a reflection of what was then seen as a characteristically German predilection for wandering that may be traced back to German romanticism and the German system of apprenticeship.

The term forms from the German words wandern (to hike) and Lust (desire). The term wandern is frequently misused as a false cognate, it in fact does not mean "to wander", but rather "to hike". Placing the two words together translates to "to enjoy hiking", although is commonly described as an enjoyment of strolling or wandering.

In German the term has become somewhat obsolete. A more contemporary equivalent for the English wanderlust in the sense of "love of travel" would be Fernweh (literally "an ache for the distance").

The initial letter of the term is always capitalized in German ("Wanderlust") but usually written in lower case in English ("wanderlust").

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Dansk (Danish)
n. - vandrelyst

Nederlands (Dutch)
reis-/zwerfdrang

Français (French)
n. - envie de voir le monde, bougeotte

Deutsch (German)
n. - Reiselust, Fernweh

Ελληνική (Greek)
n. - υπερβολική αγάπη για τα ταξίδια, μανία ταξιδιών

Italiano (Italian)
spirito vagabondo, amore per i viaggi

Português (Portuguese)
n. - desejo ou gosto de viajar (m)

Русский (Russian)
страсть к путешествиям

Español (Spanish)
n. - pasión por los viajes, impulso de viajar, instinto de nómada

Svenska (Swedish)
n. - vandringslust

中文(简体)(Chinese (Simplified))
旅行热潮, 流浪癖

中文(繁體)(Chinese (Traditional))
n. - 旅行熱潮, 流浪癖

한국어 (Korean)
n. - 여행벽, 방랑벽

日本語 (Japanese)
n. - 放浪への渇望

العربيه (Arabic)
‏(الاسم) شهوة التجوال والتسفار‏

עברית (Hebrew)
n. - ‮תאוות-נדודים, בולמוס-נסיעות‬


 
 

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