Wanderlusts

Part of speech: noun

Definitions

1. A deep yearning to explore distant lands and cultures
2. An overwhelming passion for travel and discovering new experiences
3. An intense craving for journeying and exploring faraway places

Etymology: "Wanderlusts" is the plural of "wanderlust," a noun meaning a craving for travel. The plural form is simply the ordinary English way of counting several such cravings, or several people who feel them. The base word is a German borrowing. "Wanderlust" comes from German "Wanderlust," which carried the sense of an urge to travel and a love of the great outdoors. It is built from "wandern," meaning to wander or to hike, and "Lust," meaning a desire, a wish to do or have something, or pleasure. English took the compound whole, so the two halves still show plainly: wander and lust, a yearning to roam.

Synonyms: travel cravings, desire to travel, itch to wander, adventurous spirit, roaming impulse

Antonyms: settledness, homebody, stability, rootedness, domesticity