homesickness en · NOUN
Pronunciation
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Etymology
Calque of German Heimweh (“homesickness”, literally “home-woe”), equivalent to home + sickness.
Meanings
- (countable, uncountable) The characteristic of being homesick; a strong, sad feeling of missing one's home (and often left-behind loved ones, such as family and friends) when physically away.
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| homesicknesses | Number=Plur | lexicographic | |
| home-sickness | alternative | lexicographic |
Deriveds
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Translations (69)
sv nostalgi (missing one's home or family) · ang landādl (missing one's home or family) · ru тоска́ (missing one's home or family) · th อาการคิดถึงบ้าน (missing one's home or family) · pt saudade (missing one's home or family) · el νοσταλγία (missing one's home or family) · nds-de Heemweh (missing one's home or family) · sv hemlängtan (missing one's home or family) · tl pagkahidlaw (missing one's home or family) · eo hejmveo (missing one's home or family) · ar اِشْتِيَاق (missing one's home or family) · pdt Bang (missing one's home or family) · lv nostaļģija (missing one's home or family) · ar حَنِين (missing one's home or family) · tl kahidlawan (missing one's home or family) · gsw Häiwee (missing one's home or family) · bg носта́лгия (missing one's home or family) · da hjemlængsel (missing one's home or family) · ka ნოსტალგია (missing one's home or family) · cmn 懷鄉 /怀乡 (missing one's home or family) · uk ностальгі́я (missing one's home or family) · sk nostalgia (missing one's home or family) · tr yadlık (missing one's home or family) · ja 郷愁 (missing one's home or family) · sh nostàlgija (missing one's home or family) · es morriña (missing one's home or family) · ja 里心 (missing one's home or family) · yi בענקעדיג (missing one's home or family) · fr mal du pays (missing one's home or family) · ro dor de casă (missing one's home or family) · nb hjemlengsel (missing one's home or family) · ca nostàlgia (missing one's home or family) · cs stesk po domově (missing one's home or family) · fa غربت (missing one's home or family) · ja 望郷 (missing one's home or family) · nl heimwee (missing one's home or family) · eo nostalgio (missing one's home or family) · cmn 鄉愁 /乡愁 (missing one's home or family) · ro dor de țară (missing one's home or family) · fi koti-ikävä (missing one's home or family) · cy hiraeth (missing one's home or family) · ko 향수병 (missing one's home or family) · ru тоска́ по ро́дине (missing one's home or family) · de Nostalgie (missing one's home or family) · is heimþrá (missing one's home or family) · tr gurbet (missing one's home or family) · cs nostalgie (missing one's home or family) · sh носта̀лгија (missing one's home or family) · sl nostalgija (missing one's home or family) · ko 향수 (missing one's home or family) · da hjemve (missing one's home or family) · ga cumha (i ndiaidh an bhaile) (missing one's home or family) · be настальгі́я (missing one's home or family) · mk носталгија (missing one's home or family) · pl nostalgia (missing one's home or family) · gd cianalas (missing one's home or family) · lt nostalgija (missing one's home or family) · ru ностальги́я (missing one's home or family) · gl morriña (missing one's home or family) · fr nostalgie (missing one's home or family) · ko 회향병 (missing one's home or family) · ca enyorança (missing one's home or family) · uk ту́га за до́мом (missing one's home or family) · hu honvágy (missing one's home or family) · de Heimweh (missing one's home or family) · cmn 思鄉 /思乡 (missing one's home or family) · cmn 想家 (missing one's home or family) · it nostalgia (missing one's home or family) · hi ग़ुरबत (missing one's home or family)