Wanderlust
wanderlust, desire to travel
Beginner Noun Feminine
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Pronunciation
ˈvandɐˌlʊst
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Cultural Note
Wanderlust is one of the most famous German loanwords in English. It originally referred to the joy of hiking and wandering through nature, deeply rooted in German Romantic tradition. Today it broadly means the desire to explore the world.
📝 Example Sentences
Die Wanderlust hat mich gepackt.
Wanderlust has seized me.
Im Frühling spüre ich immer eine große Wanderlust.
In spring I always feel a great desire to travel.
Unsere Wanderlust führte uns durch ganz Europa.
Our wanderlust led us through all of Europe.