Wanderlust (noun)
won-duh-lust
a strong, innate desire to rove or travel about.
Wanderlust was first recorded in English in 1850–55 and comes from German, from the words wander(n), which means “to wander,” and Lust, which means “desire.”
Example sentences
“Travel, rather than cure my wanderlust has only strengthened my desires to wander further and more adventurously.”
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