homesickness
Meanings
Plural: homesicknesses
Noun
- a longing to return home
- 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.
Origin / Etymology
Calque of German Heimweh (“homesickness”, literally “home-woe”), equivalent to home + sickness.
Scrabble Score: 23
homesickness is a valid Scrabble (US) TWL wordhomesickness is a valid Scrabble Word in Merriam-Webster MW Dictionary
homesickness is a valid Scrabble Word in International Collins CSW Dictionary
Words With Friends Score: 25
homesickness is a valid Words With Friends word