Definition of wanderlust
: strong longing for or impulse toward wandering
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Examples of wanderlust in a Sentence
Wanderlust has led him to many different parts of the world.
Recent Examples of wanderlust from the Web
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Chalk that up to a troubled home life, maybe, or an insatiable wanderlust; the movie doesn’t lean too hard on the reasoning.
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Visitors were transfixed by the idea of sidestepping crippling real estate and rents in Los Angeles and elsewhere in California, others dreamed of opting for a simpler life, or satisfying their wanderlust.
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For the pretty dress, head to Reformation, which just introduced its Destination Collection, a lineup that includes a handful of frocks in wanderlust-inducing prints and breezy shapes.
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Visitors were transfixed by the idea of sidestepping crippling real estate and rents in Los Angeles and elsewhere in California, others dreamed of opting for a simpler life, or satisfying their wanderlust.
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Kaminski is a member of an adventure group called the Modern Day Pirates, a national group that encourages wanderlust, exploration, self-improvement and helping worthy causes.
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Details: 602-842-1656, phxtours.com. Sip and Savor Tours: Wine Walkabout Tour Get your wine wanderlust on with sips at restaurants and tasting rooms around downtown Scottsdale ($73).
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Ready for you #Austin, but first, 🥂. #fourseasons #travel #austin #texas #wanderlust #travels #hotellife A post shared by Samantha Leal (@samanthajoleal) on Nov 17, 2017 at 2:29pm PST What to Do So.
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Kurgun shared stories of her own wanderlust and recommended nearby museums.
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wanderlust Has German Roots
For my part, writes Robert Louis Stevenson in Travels with a Donkey, "I travel not to go anywhere, but to go. I travel for travel's sake. The great affair is to move." Sounds like a case of wanderlust if we ever heard one. Those with "wanderlust" don't necessarily need to go anywhere in particular; they just don't care to stay in one spot. The etymology of wanderlust is a very simple one that you can probably figure out yourself. "Wanderlust" is lust (or "desire") for wandering. The word comes from German, in which wandern means "to wander," and Lust means "desire."
Origin and Etymology of wanderlust
German, from wandern to wander + Lust desire, pleasure
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