# homesickness

> English word · Noun · frequency rank #58,083

## Definitions
1. 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.

## Etymology
Calque of German Heimweh (“homesickness”, literally “home-woe”), equivalent to home + sickness.

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/word/homesickness