wanderlust

Meanings

1. A strong impulse or longing to travel.
2. An impulse to be unfaithful or seek out other romantic or sexual partners; a straying heart.

1. To feel a strong impulse or longing to travel.
2. To roam or travel widely.

1. Alternative letter-case form of wanderlust.

Etymology

Borrowed from German Wanderlust (“an urge to travel; a love of the ‘great outdoors’”), from wandern (“to wander; to hike”) (ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *wendʰ- (“to turn; to wind”)) + Lust (“a desire, a wish to do or have something; fun, pleasure”) (possibly ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *lewH- (“to separate; to set free; to untie”)); analysable as wander + lust.