Associations to the word «Homesickness»

Wiktionary

HOMESICKNESS, noun. 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.

Dictionary definition

HOMESICKNESS, noun. A longing to return home.

Wise words

Words are always getting conventionalized to some secondary meaning. It is one of the works of poetry to take the truants in custody and bring them back to their right senses.
William Butler Yeats