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Definition of "wanderlust" []

  • A very strong or irresistible impulse to travel. (noun)

American Heritage(R) Dictionary of the English Language, Fifth Edition. Copyright (c) 2011 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.

Use "wanderlust" in a sentence
  • "Her inspiration for the wanderlust is a string of beads called japa malas which contain 108 beads."
  • "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."
  • "In spite of the fears, the wanderlust is still there."