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wan·der·lust

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–noun

a strong, innate desire to rove or travel about.

[Origin: 1850–55; < G, equiv. to wander(n) to wander + Lust desire; see lust

]

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wan·der·lust Audio Help (wŏn'dər-lŭst') Pronunciation Key
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; see las- in Indo-European roots).]

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wanderlust

1902, from Ger. Wanderlust, lit. "desire for wandering" (see lust).

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wanderlust
noun
very strong or irresistible impulse to travel

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ˈwanderlust noun

the wish to travel
Example: He's always travelling — his wanderlust will never be satisfied.

Arabic:	شَهْوَة السَّفَر
Chinese (Simplified):	旅行癖
Chinese (Traditional):	旅行癖
Czech:	cestovní vášeň
Danish:	rejselyst
Dutch:	reislust
Estonian:	rännukirg
Finnish:	vaellusvietti
French:	passion du voyage
German:	die Wanderslust
Greek:	λαχτάρα για ταξίδια
Hungarian:	mehetnék
Icelandic:	útþrá, ferðaþrá
Indonesian:	keinginan bepergian
Italian:	(desiderio di viaggiare)

Japanese:	旅心
Korean:	여행열, 방랑벽
Latvian:	ceļošanas prieks
Lithuanian:	kelionių aistra
Norwegian:	reiselyst
Polish:	zamiłowanie do włóczęgi
Portuguese (Brazil):	paixão por viajar
Portuguese (Portugal):	gosto de viajar
Romanian:	pasiunea de a călători
Russian:	страсть к путешествиям
Slovak:	záľuba v cestovaní
Slovenian:	veselje do potovanja
Spanish:	pasión por viajar, ansia de ver mundo
Swedish:	reslust, vandringslust
Turkish:	seyehat, *yolculuk tutkusu