homesickness
The characteristic of being homesickThe 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.
» Thirst is more serious than homesickness.
Durst ist schlimmer als Heimweh.
Meaning
1 senses(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.
Heimweh, Nostalgie
ностальги́яnostalʹgíja, тоска́toská, тоска́ по ро́динеtoská po ródine
ностальгі́яnostalʹhíja, ту́га за до́момtúha za dómom
- a longing to return home
Examples
9 sentencesThirst is more serious than homesickness.
deDurst ist schlimmer als Heimweh.
Ziri was suffering from extreme homesickness.
So this is what homesickness feels like.
ruЭто то, что чувствует тоскующий по дому.
deSo fühlt es sich also an, Heimweh zu haben.
Do you know what homesickness feels like?
deWeißt du, wie sich Heimweh anfühlt?
How do you deal with homesickness while traveling?
Translations
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Origin
Calque of German Heimweh (“homesickness”, literally “home-woe”), equivalent to home + sickCalque of German Heimweh (“homesickness”, literally “home-woe”), equivalent to home + sickness.
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Forms
plural: homesicknessesWord family
3 related wordsLessons for this word
1 lessons- A1Countable and uncountable nouns — Because it can be uncountable